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A listing of Michigan licensed active psychiatric programs, Inpatient & Partial Hospitalization Programs, may be found at this link: Licensed Active Psychiatric Programs.

Definitions

●    "Mental hospital" or "psychiatric hospital" means a freestanding establishment which offers inpatient services for the observation, diagnosis, active treatment, and overnight care of persons with a mental disease or with a chronic mental condition who require daily direction or supervision of physicians and mental health professionals who are licensed to practice in this state.

●    "Psychiatric partial hospitalization program" means a nonresidential treatment program that provides psychiatric, psychological, social, occupational, nursing, music therapy, and therapeutic recreational services under the supervision of a physician to adults diagnosed as having serious mental illness or minors diagnosed as having serious emotional disturbance who do not require 24-hour continuous mental health care, and that is affiliated with a psychiatric hospital or psychiatric unit to which clients may be transferred if they need inpatient psychiatric care.

●    "Psychiatric unit" means a unit of a general hospital that provides inpatient services for individuals with serious mental illness or serious emotional disturbance. As used in this subsection, "general hospital" means a hospital as defined in Section 20106 of the Public Health Code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20106.

Complaint Investigations

Allegations of improper care treatment, ABUSE or fraud may be verbal, in writing, or anonymous by calling the Bureau of Health Systems' hotline number 1-800-882-6006 or by faxing to (517) 241-0093.

Michigan Psychiatric Program Legislation

Mental Health Code (Public Act 258 of 1974) Michigan Compiled Laws:

  ●  Definitions, MCL 330.1100a - MCL 330.1100d

  ●  Psychiatric Program Requirements, MCL 330.1134 - MCL 330.1150

  ●  Admission/Commitment Procedure, MCL 330.1400 - MCL 330.1498t

  ●  Patient Rights, MCL 330.1700 - MCL 330.1788

  ●  Duty To Warn Procedures, MCL 330.1946

Michigan Administrative Code:

  ●  Psychiatric Program Requirements, Rules 330.1201 - 330.1299

  ●   Admission/Discharge Procedures, Rules 330.4011 - 330.4661

  ●   Patient Rights, Rules 330.7001 - 330.7260

Provider Information

Initial Application Process

●    New Psychiatric Inpatient Programs

      Interested applicants must first secure a Certificate of Need (CON) approval to initiate a Psychiatric Inpatient Program. The link, Filing a CON Application, provides all necessary information needed to understand the initial application review.  Applicants that have received CON approval should complete the Bureau of Health Systems' license application (BHS-LC-820), attachments and the appropriate license fee at least 30 days prior to the projected start date of the approved new psychiatric program. 

●    Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Programs

      Applicants interested in starting a Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Program should submit the Bureau of Health Systems' license application (BHS‑LC‑20), attachments and the appropriate license fee at least 90 days prior to the projected start date of the approved new psychiatric program. 

License Renewal

Psychiatric Inpatient Unit and Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Program licenses must be renewed every two years based on the initial license date. The application (BHS-LC-820) and attachments may be downloaded from this website, completed and mailed along with the renewal fee to the Bureau of Health Systems approximately two months before the license expiration date, to allow time for processing. 

Application and Fees

An applicant for a license or renewal of a license shall submit to the department with the application form a license fee of $600.00 plus $7.50 per patient bed or treatment position. Checks should be made payable to the State of Michigan. The application and attachments may be downloaded from this website by clicking on the form names or requested by phone (see Contact Information below).

Psychiatric Program License Application (BHS-LC-820)

  ●   Designated Rights Advisor (BHS-LC-821) Attachment

  ●   Acknowledgement Of Receipt (BHS-LC-822) Attachment

  ●   Inpatient Professional Staff List (BHS-LC-823) Attachment

  ●   PHP Professional Staff List (BHS_LC-824) Attachment

Contact Information

Michigan Department of Community Health     Telephone:  (517) 241-3841;  Fax:  (517) 241-3354

Bureau of Health Systems, L&C                    Website:  http://www.michigan.gov/bhs

Licensing Officer, Psychiatric Programs         Street Address:  611 W. Ottawa, Lansing MI  48933

P. O. Box 30664, Lansing, Michigan 48909    Complaint Hotline:  1-800-882-6006

Related Links

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Home Page.

      Survey & Certification - Guidance To Laws & Regulations:

         ●    Psychiatric Hospitals

         ●    Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities

         ●    Conditions for Coverage (CfCs) and Conditions of Participation (CoPs)

Public Health Code, Part 222, Certificate of Need (Michigan)

  ●    Review Standards For Psychiatric Beds And Services

  ●    Review Standards For Psychiatric Beds And Services

Code of Federal Regulations

  ●    42 CFR §482.60, Special provisions applying to psychiatric hospitals.

  ●    42 CFR §482.61, Condition of participation: Special medical record requirements for psychiatric hospitals.

  ●    42 CFR§482.62, Condition of participation: Special staff requirements for psychiatric hospitals.

Michigan Attorney General Medicaid Fraud and Patient Abuse Complaint Filing Information    

24-hour Health Care Fraud Hotline:  1-800-24-ABUSE (1-800-242-2873)

Michigan Department of Human Services (Adult Protective Services)

Statewide 24 hour Hotline:  1-800-99-NOABUSE (1-800 996-6228)

Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc.

Developmental Disabilities:  1-800-288-5923

Mental Illness:  1-800-288-5923