Section R. 325.45377 - Admission and medical examinationRule 377.
(1) A patient shall only be admitted to a nursing care facility on the order of a physician. The order for admission and immediate care may be accomplished through a hospital transfer summary signed by a physician, paperwork signed by the patients physician, or other written form signed by a physician.(2) An initial medical examination of a patient by a physician must be completed within 30 days of the admission date.(3) Routine medical examinations of a patient are required at least every 60 days after the date of the initial medical examination.(4) Subsequent routine medical examinations may alternate between being completed by the attending physician and a physician assistant or a nurse practitioner at the direction of the attending physician.(5) The frequency of additional medical examinations of the patient, beyond the initial and routine medical examinations, must be determined by the attending physician.Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.45377
2020 MR 4, Eff. 2/21/2020