Section R. 330.5091 - Authorized leave of judicially admitted residentsRule 5091.
(1) A leave for a visit constitutes a conditional and revocable release of a resident, granted for temporary purposes to provide a short-term experience outside the facility for an individual not yet thought to be capable of making a satisfactory adjustment on a long-term basis.(2) Convalescent leave shall constitute a conditional and revocable release of a resident in his own custody or in the custody of another person, granted for purposes of continuing care and treatment by a facility while providing a longer term experience outside the facility for an individual not yet thought to be capable of making a satisfactory adjustment without this form of treatment. At the time a facility director determines the suitability of release for a judicially admitted resident, consideration for discharge shall have preference.(3) A resident, while in the custody of a facility, shall not be permitted leave when in the judgment of the facility director it would be harmful to the resident or others.(4) The department shall not be responsible for providing transportation for the return to a facility of a resident on convalescent leave. Exceptions to this may be made in special instances with the approval of the director of the department.(5) Convalescent leave for a resident intending to go to another state shall not be granted without the approval of the director of the department.(6) A facility shall not accept liability for expenses incurred by or for a resident on leave unless this expense is authorized in advance.Mich. Admin. Code R. 330.5091