The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Health Care Services issues licenses to:

(1) "psychiatric hospital" or "psychiatric unit of a general hospital" programs that offer inpatient services for observation, diagnosis, active treatment, and overnight care of persons with a serious mental illness or serious emotional disturbance requiring the daily direction or supervision of physicians licensed to practice in the state.

(2) "psychiatric partial hospitalization program", a nonresidential treatment program that provides psychiatric , psychological, social, occupational, nursing, music therapy, and therapeutic recreation services under the supervision of a physician to adults diagnosed as have a serious mental illnesses or minors diagnosed as have serious emotional disturbance who not require 24 hour continuous mental health care.

A. NAME OF LICENSE OR APPROVAL:

Health Facility License -- Psychiatric Hospital or Psychiatric Unit

B. STATUTORY AUTHORITY:

Public Health Code, Public Act 368 of 1978, as amended (MCL 333.1400-1498)

Mental Health Code, Public Act 258 of 1974, as amended (MCL 330.1100; 330-1134-1150; 330.1700-1788; 330.1946; 330-1201-1299; 330.4011-4661; 330.7001-7260)

C. APPLICABLE REGULATION:

Rules Administered by the Bureau of Health Care Services

D. SUMMARY OF LICENSE/APPROVAL PROCESS:

 1.  Applicability (activities that require the license)

A facility that offers inpatient services for the observation, diagnosis, treatment or care of persons with a mental illness.

 2.  Pre-Application Requirements

Facility ready for occupancy, medical care agreement, staff list.

 3.  Application Submission Requirements

Psychiatric Program License Application Packet

 4.  Procedures and Time-Frame for Obtaining Permit or Approval

3-5 days after all other documents are completed and returned.

 5.  Operational Requirements

Completed Psychiatric Program License Application and license to operate.

 6.  Fees

$600 every two years; $7.50/bed or treatment position.

 7.  Appeal Process

MCL 330.1144-1145

 8.  Public Input Opportunities

N/A

E. Contact Information:

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Revised:  September 2013