{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.21712","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.21712","heading":"Name of nursing home; change in name; prohibited terms; rehabilitation services.","body":"Sec. 21712.\n\nA nursing home shall use the name that appears on the license for its premises. A nursing home shall not change its name without the approval of the department.\n\nA nursing home shall not use the terms \"hospital\" or \"sanitarium\" or a term conveying a meaning that is substantially similar to those terms in the name of the nursing home. However, a nursing home may use the term \"health center\" or \"health care center\" or \"rehabilitation center\" or a term conveying a meaning substantially similar to those terms as long as those terms do not conflict with the terms prohibited by this subsection.\n\nIf a nursing home uses the term \"rehabilitation center\" in its name as allowed under subsection (2), the nursing home shall have the capacity to provide rehabilitation services that include, at a minimum, all of the following:\n\nPhysical therapy services.\n\nOccupational therapy services.\n\nSpeech therapy services.\n\nA nursing home shall not include in its name the name of a religious, fraternal, or charitable corporation, organization, or association unless the corporation, organization, or association is an owner of the nursing home.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 333","Act Act-368-of-1978"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-333-21712","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"cc8cd3744909d5651be1d0e7dbc0b46eaf89865b74e2f281df99bf8a0be4c8c8","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.21711","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.21713"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}