{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.21561","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.21561","heading":"Application for designation as rural community hospital; use of term “rural community hospital”; definition.","body":"Sec. 21561.\n\nAfter the effective date of the rules required under section 21563, a hospital with fewer than 100 licensed beds located in a nonurbanized area that is either licensed on or before the effective date of this section or is licensed after the effective date of this section and is located in a county that did not have a hospital on the effective date of this section may apply to the department for designation as a rural community hospital.\n\nThe term \"rural community hospital\" shall not be used to describe or refer to a health facility or agency unless the health facility or agency is designated as a rural community hospital by the department.\n\nAs used in this section, \"nonurbanized area\" means that term as defined in section 21551.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 333","Act Act-368-of-1978"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-333-21561","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"196c5903767f581a59fd6c010045b42d2477b4af74f28888034dbf179d456d22","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.21552","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.21562"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}