Mich. Admin. Code R. 330.7001

Current through Vol. 24-19, November 1, 2024
Section R. 330.7001 - Definitions

Rule 7001. As used in this part:

(a) "Abuse class I" means a nonaccidental act or provocation of another to act by an employee, volunteer, or agent of a provider that caused or contributed to the death, or sexual abuse of, or serious physical harm to a recipient.
(b) "Abuse class II" means any of the following:
(i) A non accidental act or provocation of another to act by an employee, volunteer, or agent of a provider that caused or contributed to nonserious physical harm to a recipient.
(ii) The use of unreasonable force on a recipient by an employee, volunteer, or agent of a provider with or without apparent harm.
(iii) Any action or provocation of another to act by an employee, volunteer, or agent of a provider that causes or contributes to emotional harm to a recipient.
(iv) An action taken on behalf of a recipient by a provider who assumes the recipient is incompetent, despite the fact that a guardian has not been appointed, that results in substantial economic, material, or emotional harm to the recipient.
(v) Exploitation of a recipient by an employee, volunteer, or agent of a provider.
(c) "Abuse class III" means the use of language or other means of communication by an employee, volunteer, or agent of a provider to degrade, threaten, or sexually harass a recipient.
(d) "Act" means mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1001 et seq.
(e) "Anatomical support" means body positioning or a physical support ordered by a physical or occupational therapist for the purpose of maintaining or improving a recipient's physical functioning.
(f) "Bodily function" means the usual action of any region or organ of the body.
(g) "Emotional harm" means impaired psychological functioning, growth, or development of a significant nature as evidenced by observable physical symptomatology or as determined by a mental health professional.
(h) "Exploitation" means an action by an employee, volunteer, or agent of a provider that involves the misappropriation or misuse of a recipient's property or funds for the benefit of an individual or individuals other than the recipient.
(i) "Neglect class I" means either of the following:
(i) Acts of commission or omission by an employee, volunteer, or agent of a provider that result from noncompliance with a standard of care or treatment required by law and/or rules, policies, guidelines, written directives, procedures, or individual plan of service and causes or contributes to the death, or sexual abuse of, or serious physical harm to a recipient.
(ii) The failure to report apparent or suspected abuse Class I or neglect Class I of a recipient.
(j) "Neglect class II" means either of the following:
(i) Acts of commission or omission by an employee, volunteer, or agent of a provider that result from noncompliance with a standard of care or treatment required by law, rules, policies, guidelines, written directives, procedures, or individual plan of service and that cause or contribute to non serious physical harm or emotional harm to a recipient.
(ii) The failure to report apparent or suspected abuse Class II or neglect Class II of a recipient.
(k) "Neglect class III" means either of the following:
(i) Acts of commission or omission by an employee, volunteer, or agent of a provider that result from noncompliance with a standard of care or treatment required by law and/or rules, policies, guidelines, written directives, procedures, or individual plan of service that either placed or could have placed a recipient at risk of physical harm or sexual abuse.
(ii) The failure to report apparent or suspected abuse Class III or neglect Class III of a recipient.
(l) "Nonserious physical harm" means physical damage or what could reasonably be construed as pain suffered by a recipient that a physician or registered nurse determines could not have caused, or contributed to, the death of a recipient, the permanent disfigurement of a recipient, or an impairment of his or her bodily functions.
(m) "Physical management" means a technique used by staff as an emergency intervention to restrict the movement of a recipient by direct physical contact to prevent the recipient from harming himself, herself, or others.
(n) "Protective device" means a device or physical barrier to prevent the recipient from causing serious self-injury associated with documented and frequent incidents of the behavior. A protective device as defined in this subdivision and incorporated in the written individual plan of service shall not be considered a restraint as defined in subdivision (q) of this subrule.
(o) "Provider" means the department, each community mental health services program, each licensed hospital, each psychiatric unit, and each psychiatric partial hospitalization program licensed under section 137 of the act, their employees, volunteers, and contractual agents.
(p) "Psychotropic drug" means any medication administered for the treatment or amelioration of disorders of thought, mood, or behavior.
(q) "Restraint" means the use of a physical device to restrict an individual's movement. Restraint does not include the use of a device primarily intended to provide anatomical support.
(r) "Serious physical harm" means physical damage suffered by a recipient that a physician or registered nurse determines caused or could have caused the death of a recipient, caused the impairment of his or her bodily functions, or caused the permanent disfigurement of a recipient.
(s) "Sexual abuse" means any of the following:
(i) Criminal sexual conduct as defined by section 520b to 520e of 1931 PA 318, MCL 750.520b to MCL 750.520e involving an employee, volunteer, or agent of a provider and a recipient.
(ii) Any sexual contact or sexual penetration involving an employee, volunteer, or agent of a department operated hospital or center, a facility licensed by the department under section 137 of the act or an adult foster care facility and a recipient.
(iii) Any sexual contact or sexual penetration involving an employee, volunteer, or agent of a provider and a recipient for whom the employee, volunteer, or agent provides direct services.
(t) "Sexual contact" means the intentional touching of the recipient's or employee's intimate parts or the touching of the clothing covering the immediate area of the recipient's or employee's intimate parts, if that intentional touching can reasonably be construed as being for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification, done for a sexual purpose, or in a sexual manner for any of the following:
(i) Revenge.
(ii) To inflict humiliation.
(iii) Out of anger.
(u) "Sexual harassment" means sexual advances to a recipient, requests for sexual favors from a recipient, or other conduct or communication of a sexual nature toward a recipient.
(v) "Sexual penetration" means sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, anal intercourse, or any other intrusion, however slight, of any part of a person's body or of any object into the genital or anal openings of another person's body, but emission of semen is not required.
(w) "Therapeutic de-escalation" means an intervention, the implementation of which is incorporated in the individualized written plan of service, wherein the recipient is placed in an area or room, accompanied by staff who shall therapeutically engage the recipient in behavioral de-escalation techniques and debriefing as to the cause and future prevention of the target behavior.
(x) "Time out" means a voluntary response to the therapeutic suggestion to a recipient to remove himself or herself from a stressful situation in order to prevent a potentially hazardous outcome.
(y) "Treatment by spiritual means" means a spiritual discipline or school of thought that a recipient wishes to rely on to aid physical or mental recovery.
(z) "Unreasonable force" means physical management or force that is applied by an employee, volunteer, or agent of a provider to a recipient in one or more of the following circumstances:
(i) There is no imminent risk of serious or non-serious physical harm to the recipient, staff or others.
(ii) The physical management used is not in compliance with techniques approved by the provider and the responsible mental health agency.
(iii) The physical management used is not in compliance with the emergency interventions authorized in the recipient's individual plan of service.
(iv) The physical management or force is used when other less restrictive measures were possible but not attempted immediately before the use of physical management or force.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 330.7001

1979 AC; 1983 AACS; 1998 AACS; 2007 AACS; 2009 AACS
An obvious error in R 330.7001 was corrected at the request of the promulgating agency, pursuant to Section 56 of 1969 PA 306, as amended by 2000 PA 262, MCL 24.256. The rule containing the error was published in Michigan Register, 2007 MR 23. The memorandum requesting the correction was published in Michigan Register, 2007 MR 23