Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.117: Original license; renewal or refusal to renew; modification to provisional license.

Sec. 7.

An original license shall be issued to a new child care organization during the first 6 months of operation. An original license expires 6 months after the date of issuance. The renewal of an original license is contingent upon the submission of a new application and approval by the department. At the end of the first 6 months of operation, the department shall either renew as a regular license or refuse to renew the original license as provided in section 11 or modify to a provisional license as provided under section 7a(3).