Section 333.21771 - Abusing, mistreating, or neglecting patient; reports; investigation; retaliation prohibited.
PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 368 of 1978
333.21771 Abusing, mistreating, or neglecting patient; reports; investigation; retaliation prohibited.
Sec. 21771.
(1) A licensee, nursing home administrator, or employee of a nursing home shall not physically, mentally, or emotionally abuse, mistreat, or harmfully neglect a patient.
(2) A nursing home employee who becomes aware of an act prohibited by this section immediately shall report the matter to the nursing home administrator or nursing director. A nursing home administrator or nursing director who becomes aware of an act prohibited by this section immediately shall report the matter by telephone to the department of public health, which in turn shall notify the department of social services.
(3) Any person may report a violation of this section to the department.
(4) A physician or other licensed health care personnel of a hospital or other health care facility to which a patient is transferred who becomes aware of an act prohibited by this section shall report the act to the department.
(5) Upon receipt of a report made under this section, the department shall make an investigation. The department may require the person making the report to submit a written report or to supply additional information, or both.
(6) A licensee or nursing home administrator shall not evict, harass, dismiss, or retaliate against a patient, a patient's representative, or an employee who makes a report under this section.
History: Add. 1978, Act 493, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979
Popular Name: Act 368