Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.21511 (2026)

License required; use of term “hospital.”

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PUBLIC HEALTH CODE

Act 368 of 1978

333.21511 License required; use of term “hospital.”

Sec. 21511.

(1) A hospital shall be licensed under this article.

(2) "Hospital" shall not be used to describe or refer to a health facility unless the health facility is licensed as a hospital by the department under this article. This section does not apply to a hospital licensed or operated by the department of mental health or the federal government or to a veterinary hospital.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1983–1987 · leading case: Whitman v. Mercy-Mem'l Hosp., 339 N.W.2d 730 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983).

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Whitman v. Mercy-Mem'l Hosp., 339 N.W.2d 730 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 2× “MCL 333.21511; MSA 14.15(21511) provides that each hospital must be licensed under the code, and MCL 333.”

Sarin v. Samaritan Health Ctr., 813 F.2d 755 (6th Cir. 1987). “See Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. § 333.21511 (West Supp.”

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