Section R. 325.81 - DefinitionsRule 81.
(1) As used in these rules:(a) "Advanced illness" means a medical or surgical condition with significant functional impairment that is not reversible by curative therapies and that is anticipated to progress toward death despite attempts at curative therapies or modulation.(b) "Attending health professional" means a physician, physician's assistant, or certified nurse practitioner, who has primary responsibility for the treatment of a patient and is authorized to issue the orders on a MI-POST form.(c) "Change in level of care or care setting" results from a formal healthcare or needs assessment, or both, that supports the increase or decrease in care services required to provide a safe and least restrictive setting for the patient. A change in care setting does not refer to reassignments within the same facility.(d) "Department" means the department of health and human services.(e) "Emergency medical services personnel" or "EMS personnel" means that term as defined in section 20904 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20904, but does not include an emergency medical services instructor-coordinator.(f) "Guardian" means a person with the powers and duties to make medical treatment decisions on behalf of a patient to the extent granted by court order under section 5314 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5314.(g) "Patient advocate" means an individual presently authorized to make medical treatment decisions on behalf of a patient under sections 5506 to 5515 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5506 to 700.5515.(h) "Patient representative" means a patient advocate or a guardian.(i) "Physician orders for scope of treatment form" or "MI-POST " means a form created by the department to be used as part of an advance care planning process that, with medical orders, reflect both the patient's expressed wishes or best interests and the attending health professional's medical advice or recommendation. A MI-POST is not an advance health care directive.(2) A term defined in the code has the same meaning when used in these rules.Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.81
2022 MR 11, Eff. 6/10/2022