Section 333.22205 - Definitions; H to M(1) "Health facility", except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), means: (a) A hospital licensed under part 215.(b) A psychiatric hospital or psychiatric unit licensed under the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106.(c) A nursing home licensed under part 217 or a hospital long-term care unit as defined in section 20106(6).(d) A freestanding surgical outpatient facility licensed under part 208.(e) A health maintenance organization issued a license or certificate of authority in this state.(2) "Health facility" does not include the following:(a) An institution conducted by and for the adherents of a church or religious denomination for the purpose of providing facilities for the care and treatment of the sick who depend solely upon spiritual means through prayer for healing.(b) A health facility or agency located in a correctional institution.(c) A veterans facility operated by the state or federal government.(d) A facility owned and operated by the department of community health.(3) "Initiate" means the offering of a covered clinical service that has not been offered in compliance with this part or former part 221 on a regular basis at that location within the 12-month period immediately preceding the date the covered clinical service will be offered.(4) "Medical equipment" means a single equipment component or a related system of components that is used for clinical purposes.Add. 1988, Act 332, Eff. 10/1/1988 ;--Am. 1993, Act 88, Imd. Eff. 7/9/1993 ;--Am. 2000, Act 253, Imd. Eff. 6/29/2000 ;--Am. 2002, Act 619, Eff. 3/31/2003.