Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.22115: Citations; informal dispute resolution process.

Sec. 22115.

(1) A nursing home that is issued a citation may request an appeal of the citation through an informal dispute resolution process from a peer review organization approved by the department. The department shall adopt the recommendations of the peer review organization on whether to support, amend, or delete the citation.

(2) Each quarter, the department shall do both of the following:

(a) Conduct a quality assurance review of amended or deleted citations with the peer review organization described in this section for the purposes of identifying whether there is a need for additional training of nursing home surveyors or peer review organization staff.

(b) Use the findings from the informal dispute resolution process for identifying training topics for the joint provider and surveyor training sessions described in section 20155.