{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.20722","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.20722","heading":"Limitations on departmental requirements.","body":"Sec. 20722.\n\n(1) The department shall not require a freestanding birth center to do any of the following:\n\n(a) Maintain a collaborative agreement with another health facility or agency or with a health care provider who is not employed by or under contract with a freestanding birth center.\n\n(b) Provide care other than midwifery care.\n\n(2) Subsection (1) does not limit a freestanding birth center from maintaining a collaborative agreement or providing care other than midwifery care as described under subsection (1).","path":["MI Code","Chapter 333","Act Act-368-of-1978"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-333-20722","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"0ea3bf9f459559ebb73ebdb7d732c81425c410e4f4220c8911e6dd5d1794d5a2","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.20721","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.20723"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}