How our department monitors insurance market practices
Insurance Company Contract and Rate Filings
DIFS Prohibition Orders for Consumer Finance and Credit Union.
Licensing - Consumer Finance and Mortgage
Consumer Finance and Mortgage Forms
BIDCO and Anti-Redlining Forms.
Statutes, Rules and Regulations
The web Browser you are currently using is unsupported, and some features of this site may not work as intended. Please update to a modern browser such as Chrome, Firefox or Edge to experience all features Michigan.gov has to offer.
The following question was posted on 05/28/20.
Accreditation FAQs
Do entities that provide ancillary services to injured persons—such as case management, transportation, or guardianship/conservatorship planning—need to be accredited under MCL 500.3157?
No. These entities do not “provide[] post-acute brain and spinal rehabilitation care” under MCL 500.3157(15)(g) and therefore do not need to be accredited.Do pharmacies need to be accredited under MCL 500.3157?
No. These entities do not “provide[] post-acute brain and spinal rehabilitation care” under MCL 500.3157(15)(g) and therefore do not need to be accredited by CARF or The Joint Commission.Do providers of durable medical equipment need to be accredited under MCL 500.3157?
No. These entities do not “provide[] post-acute brain and spinal rehabilitation care” under MCL 500.3157(15)(g) and therefore do not need to be accredited by CARF or The Joint Commission.The following question was posted on 06/03/20.
Do family members who provide attendant care need to be accredited under MCL 500.3157?
No. These persons do not “provide[] post-acute brain and spinal rehabilitation care” under MCL 500.3157(15)(g) and therefore do not need to be accredited by CARF or The Joint Commission.The following question was posted on 06/23/20.
Do vocational rehabilitation counselors need to be accredited under MCL 500.3157?
No. These persons do not “provide[] post-acute brain and spinal rehabilitation care” under MCL 500.3157(15)(g) and therefore do not need to be accredited by CARF or The Joint Commission.
The following question was posted on 07/23/20.
Do providers of recreational therapy need to be accredited under MCL 500.3157?
No. These persons do not “provide[] post-acute brain and spinal rehabilitation care” under MCL 500.3157(15)(g) and therefore do not need to be accredited by CARF or The Joint Commission.
The following question was posted on 08/06/20.
Do entities that provide post-acute brain and spinal rehabilitation care need to be accredited under MCL 500.3157(12) if the entity providing the care has a specialty license issued by the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA)?
Yes. Entities that “provide[] post-acute brain and spinal rehabilitation care” under MCL 500.3157(15)(g) need to be accredited by CARF or The Joint Commission. Please see Bulletin 2020-27-INS for further information.
The following question was posted on 09/08/20.
Do providers of psychotherapy need to be accredited under MCL 500.3157?
No. These persons do not “provide[] post-acute brain and spinal rehabilitation care” under MCL 500.3157(15)(g) and therefore do not need to be accredited by CARF or The Joint Commission.
The following question was posted on 09/17/20.
Do stand-alone individual providers that provide post-acute brain and spinal rehabilitation care need to be accredited under MCL 500.3157?
MCL 500.3157(15)(g) defines a neurological rehabilitation clinic as "a person that provides post-acute brain and spinal rehabilitation care." A "person" is defined in MCL 500.114 and includes an individual in addition to an institution, company, association, organization, or any other legal entity. Therefore, an individual provider that "provides post-acute brain and spinal rehabilitation care" must be accredited by CARF or The Joint Commission.
The following question was posted on 10/16/20.
Do chiropractors need to be accredited under MCL 500.3157?
Accreditation is required for any “person that provides post-acute brain and spinal rehabilitation care.” See MCL 500.3157(15)(g). Chiropractors whose services are limited to spinal rehabilitation care do not need to be accredited under MCL 500.3157.
Do speech pathologists need to be accredited under MCL 500.3157?
No. These entities do not “provide[] post-acute brain and spinal rehabilitation care” under MCL 500.3157(15)(g) and therefore do not need to be accredited by CARF or The Joint Commission.
The following question was posted on 01/14/21.
Do persons that provide care for post-acute brain injury only or persons that provide care for spinal rehabilitation only need to be accredited under MCL 500.3157?
Section 3157(15)(g) defines a neurological rehabilitation clinic as “a person that provides post-acute brain and spinal rehabilitation care.” Accreditation is required to the extent that a person is providing both post-acute brain and spinal rehabilitation care.
The following question was posted on 06/01/21.
Do agencies that provide only attendant care need to be accredited under MCL 500.3157?
No. These entities do not “provide[] post-acute brain and spinal rehabilitation care” under MCL 500.3157(15)(g) and therefore do not need to be accredited by CARF or The Joint Commission.
The following question was posted on 06/21/21.
What documentation does a neurological rehabilitation clinic need to show to prove that it is accredited, or in the process of becoming accredited, under MCL 500.3157(12)?
If a neurological rehabilitation clinic files a provider appeal under MCL 500.3157a, and if the appeal involves a dispute over whether the clinic is accredited, then DIFS will ask the clinic for proof of accreditation. DIFS will not collect or post accreditation documentation.
The following question was posted on 07/19/21.
Do post-acute patient care facilities that do not provide both post-acute brain and spinal rehabilitation care need to be accredited under MCL 500.3157?
No. If a post-acute patient care facility does not “provide[] post-acute brain and spinal rehabilitation care” under MCL 500.3157(15)(g), it does not need to be accredited by CARF or The Joint Commission.
