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Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.21513 (2026)

Owner, operator, and governing body of hospital; responsibilities and duties generally.

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PUBLIC HEALTH CODE

Act 368 of 1978

333.21513 Owner, operator, and governing body of hospital; responsibilities and duties generally.

Sec. 21513.

The owner, operator, and governing body of a hospital licensed under this article:

(a) Are responsible for all phases of the operation of the hospital, selection of the medical staff, and quality of care rendered in the hospital.

(b) Shall cooperate with the department in the enforcement of this part, and require that the physicians, dentists, and other personnel working in the hospital who are required to be licensed or registered are in fact currently licensed or registered.

(c) Shall ensure that physicians and dentists admitted to practice in the hospital are granted hospital privileges consistent with their individual training, experience, and other qualifications.

(d) Shall ensure that physicians and dentists admitted to practice in the hospital are organized into a medical staff to enable an effective review of the professional practices in the hospital for the purpose of reducing morbidity and mortality and improving the care provided in the hospital for patients. The review must include the quality and necessity of the care provided and the preventability of complications and deaths occurring in the hospital.

(e) Shall not discriminate because of race, religion, color, national origin, age, or sex in the operation of the hospital including employment, patient admission and care, room assignment, and professional or nonprofessional selection and training programs, and shall not discriminate in the selection and appointment of individuals to the physician staff of the hospital or its training programs on the basis of licensure or registration or professional education as doctors of medicine, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatry.

(f) Shall ensure that the hospital adheres to medical control authority protocols according to section 20918.

(g) Shall ensure that the hospital develops and maintains a plan for biohazard detection and handling.

(h) Shall notify the department of health and human services if the owner, operator, or governing body of the hospital applies for designation as a rural emergency hospital.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 327, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1984 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 174, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1986 ;-- Am. 1987, Act 178, Imd. Eff. Nov. 19, 1987 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 27, Eff. Dec. 31, 1989 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 179, Imd. Eff. July 2, 1990 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 79, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 125, Imd. Eff. Apr. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 265, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 2022

Compiler's Notes:

Section 3 of Act 174 of 1986 provides: “This amendatory act shall only apply to contested cases filed on or after July 1, 1986.”

PopularName Notes:

Act 368

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 40 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1981–2025 · leading case: Attorney Gen. v. Bruce, 369 N.W.2d 826 (Mich. 1985).

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Attorney Gen. v. Bruce, 369 N.W.2d 826 (Mich. 1985). · cites it 12× “In particular, MCL 333.21513; MSA 14.15(21513) provides: The owner, operator, and governing body of a hospital licensed under this article: * * * (d) Shall assure that physicians admitted to practice in the hospital are organized into a medical staff to enable an effective…”

Feyz v. Mercy Mem'l Hosp., 719 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. 2006). · cites it 4× “21513 provides, in pertinent part: The owner, operator, and governing body of a hospital licensed under this article: * * * (d) Shall assure that physicians and dentists admitted to practice in the hospital are organized into a medical staff to enable an effective review of the…”

Dorris v. Detroit Osteopathic Hosp. Corp., 594 N.W.2d 455 (Mich. 1999). · cites it 4× “MCL 333.21513; MSA 14.15(21513). [8] In Attorney General v.”

Manzo v. Petrella & Petrella & Assocs., PC, 683 N.W.2d 699 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 4× “Plaintiff argues to the contrary that the PSCC is a public body pursuant to the operation of MCL 333.21513 and MCL 15.361(d)(iv). Under the Public Health Code, MCL 333.”

Laster v. Henry Ford Health Sys., 892 N.W.2d 442 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “2 The trial court rejected plaintiffs alternative theory under MCL 333.21513(a), which provides that entities like defendants “[a]re responsible for all phases of the operation of the hospital.”

Fisher v. W A Foote Mem'l Hosp., 683 N.W.2d 248 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 5× “in the selection and appointment of individuals to the physician staff of the hospital or its training programs on the basis of licensure or registration or professional education as doctors of medicine, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatry.”

Tryc v Michigan Vets.’ Facility, 545 N.W.2d 642 (Mich. 1996). · cites it 2× “§ 333.21513; M.S.A. § 14.15(21513). In requiring that "a patient's chart reflect[ ] daily physician orders, daily physician progress notes, or nursing notes stating that a patient has been seen by a physician on a daily basis," Dr.”

Krusac v. Covenant Med. Ctr., Inc, 865 N.W.2d 908 (Mich. 2015). · cites it 3× “MCL 333.21513(d) imposes a duty on hospitals to create peer review committees “for the purpose of reducing morbidity and mortality and improving the care provided in the hospital for patients.”

Manzo v. Petrella, 683 N.W.2d 699 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 4× “§ 333.21513 and M.C.L. § 15.361(d)(iv). Under the Public Health Code, M.”

Monty v. Warren Hosp. Corp., 366 N.W.2d 198 (Mich. 1985). · cites it 2× “plaintiffs’ motion to compel discovery, the trial judge filed his opinion holding that he could not decide whether the information sought fell within the privilege provided by the statute without an evidentiary hearing to determine whether the documents sought were collected and…”

Fisher v. Wa Foote Mem'l Hosp., 703 N.W.2d 434 (Mich. 2005). · cites it 23× “§ 333.21513 The Public Health Code is complex.”

Fisher v. Wa Foote Mem. Hosp., 683 N.W.2d 248 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 5× “in the selection and appointment of individuals to the physician staff of the hospital or its training programs on the basis of licensure or registration or professional education as doctors of medicine, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatry.”

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— Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.21513(a) — 7 cases

Laster v. Henry Ford Health Sys., 892 N.W.2d 442 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “2 The trial court rejected plaintiffs alternative theory under MCL 333.21513(a), which provides that entities like defendants “[a]re responsible for all phases of the operation of the hospital.”

Feyz v. Mercy Mem'l Hosp., 719 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. 2006). “21513 provides, in pertinent part: The owner, operator, and governing body of a hospital licensed under this article: * * * (d) Shall assure that physicians and dentists admitted to practice in the hospital are organized into a medical staff to enable an effective review of the…”

Whitman v. Mercy-Mem'l Hosp., 339 N.W.2d 730 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983).

Est. of Patricia a Watland v. Ali J Manns Rn (Mich. Ct. App. 2017).

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.21513(b) — 2 cases

Attorney Gen. v. Bruce, 369 N.W.2d 826 (Mich. 1985). “In particular, MCL 333.21513; MSA 14.15(21513) provides: The owner, operator, and governing body of a hospital licensed under this article: * * * (d) Shall assure that physicians admitted to practice in the hospital are organized into a medical staff to enable an effective…”

Harrison v. Munson Healthcare, Inc., 304 Mich. App. 1 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014).

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.21513(c) — 6 cases

Centennial Healthcare Mgmt. Corp. v. Dep't of Consum. & Indus. Servs., 657 N.W.2d 746 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003).

Noel Dorsey v. Surgical Inst. of Michigan LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2021).

Harrison v. Munson Healthcare, Inc., 304 Mich. App. 1 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014).

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.21513(d) — 13 cases

Manzo v. Petrella & Petrella & Assocs., PC, 683 N.W.2d 699 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). “Plaintiff argues to the contrary that the PSCC is a public body pursuant to the operation of MCL 333.21513 and MCL 15.361(d)(iv). Under the Public Health Code, MCL 333.”

Krusac v. Covenant Med. Ctr., Inc, 865 N.W.2d 908 (Mich. 2015). “MCL 333.21513(d) imposes a duty on hospitals to create peer review committees “for the purpose of reducing morbidity and mortality and improving the care provided in the hospital for patients.”

Manzo v. Petrella, 683 N.W.2d 699 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). “§ 333.21513 and M.C.L. § 15.361(d)(iv). Under the Public Health Code, M.”

Centennial Healthcare Mgmt. Corp. v. Dep't of Consum. & Indus. Servs., 657 N.W.2d 746 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003).

In Re Investigation of Lieberman, 646 N.W.2d 199 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002).

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.21513(e) — 4 cases

Fisher v. W A Foote Mem'l Hosp., 683 N.W.2d 248 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). “in the selection and appointment of individuals to the physician staff of the hospital or its training programs on the basis of licensure or registration or professional education as doctors of medicine, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatry.”

Fisher v. Wa Foote Mem'l Hosp., 703 N.W.2d 434 (Mich. 2005). “§ 333.21513 The Public Health Code is complex.”

Fisher v. Wa Foote Mem. Hosp., 683 N.W.2d 248 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). “in the selection and appointment of individuals to the physician staff of the hospital or its training programs on the basis of licensure or registration or professional education as doctors of medicine, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatry.”

Fisher v. Wa Foote Mem'l Hosp., 691 N.W.2d 453 (Mich. 2005).

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