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Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.21711 (2026)

License required; prohibited terms or abbreviations; license for formal or informal nursing care services; exception.

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PUBLIC HEALTH CODE


Act 368 of 1978


333.21711 License required; prohibited terms or abbreviations; license for formal or informal nursing care services; exception.

Sec. 21711.

    (1) A nursing home shall be licensed under this article.

    (2) "Nursing home", "nursing center", "convalescent center", "extended care facility", or a similar term or abbreviation shall not be used to describe or refer to a health facility or agency unless the health facility or agency is licensed as a nursing home by the department under this article.

    (3) A person shall not purport to provide formal or informal nursing care services of the kind normally provided in a nursing home without obtaining a license as provided in this article. This subsection does not apply to a hospital or a facility created by Act No. 152 of the Public Acts of 1885, as amended, being sections 36.1 to 36.12 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 493, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1984–2019 · leading case: Tryc v Michigan Vets.’ Facility, 545 N.W.2d 642 (Mich. 1996).
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Tryc v Michigan Vets.’ Facility, 545 N.W.2d 642 (Mich. 1996). · cites it 2× “§ 333.21711(3); M.S.A. § 14.15(21711)(3).”
Winklepleck v. Michigan Vets.' Facility, 491 N.W.2d 251 (Mich. Ct. App. 1992). “Rather, he considers it a nursing home operating without a license under the exclusion set forth in MCL 333.21711(3); MSA 14.15(21711)(3). 2 If the facility were operating as a hospital, Wheeler would be compelled to recommend a licensing enforcement action.”
Berrien Cnty. v. Michigan, 357 N.W.2d 764 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “) Further, MCL 333.21711(2); MSA 14.15(21711)(2) provides: "(2) 'Nursing home’, 'nursing center’, 'convalescent center’, 'extended care facility’, or a similar term or abbreviation shall not be used to describe or refer to a health facility or agency unless the health facility…”
Jawad a Shah Md Pc v. Fremont Ins. Co. (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “MCL 333.21711(3) mandates licensure to “provide formal or informal nursing care services of the kind normally provided in a nursing home.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.21711(2) — 1 case
Berrien Cnty. v. Michigan, 357 N.W.2d 764 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984). “) Further, MCL 333.21711(2); MSA 14.15(21711)(2) provides: "(2) 'Nursing home’, 'nursing center’, 'convalescent center’, 'extended care facility’, or a similar term or abbreviation shall not be used to describe or refer to a health facility or agency unless the health facility…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.21711(3) — 3 cases
Tryc v Michigan Vets.’ Facility, 545 N.W.2d 642 (Mich. 1996). “§ 333.21711(3); M.S.A. § 14.15(21711)(3).”
Winklepleck v. Michigan Vets.' Facility, 491 N.W.2d 251 (Mich. Ct. App. 1992). “Rather, he considers it a nursing home operating without a license under the exclusion set forth in MCL 333.21711(3); MSA 14.15(21711)(3). 2 If the facility were operating as a hospital, Wheeler would be compelled to recommend a licensing enforcement action.”
Jawad a Shah Md Pc v. Fremont Ins. Co. (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “MCL 333.21711(3) mandates licensure to “provide formal or informal nursing care services of the kind normally provided in a nursing home.”
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