Mich. Admin. Code R. 460.130

Current through Vol. 24-21, December 1, 2024

Section R. 460.130 - Medical emergency

Rule 30.

(1) A utility shall restore service or postpone shut off of service for not more than 21 days if the customer or a member of the customer's household has a medical emergency. The customer shall provide the utility with a commission-approved medical certification form that identifies all of the following:

(a) The medical condition.

(b) Any medical equipment needed for the medical emergency.

(c) The specific time period during which the shut off of service will aggravate the medical emergency.

(2) A utility shall not require payment of an after-hours reconnect fee or a deposit as a condition of restoring service for a 21-day medical emergency hold under this rule.

(3) Upon request, a utility shall provide and make available on its website a commission-approved medical certification form for use in obtaining a medical emergency hold under this rule.

(4) The utility shall provide the customer with a grace period of 3 business days during which the utility shall postpone the shutoff of utility service to allow the customer time to obtain a completed commission-approved medical certification form.

(5) The utility shall extend the restoration or postponement for additional periods of not more than 21 days, not to exceed a total postponement of shut off of service of 63 days in any 12-month period per household member, only if the customer provides additional certification that the customer or a member of the customer's household has a medical emergency.

(6) A utility shall not be required to grant shutoff extensions totaling more than 126 days per household in any 12-month period.

(7) Nothing in this rule relieves the customer of his or her obligation to pay for utility service.

(8) Nothing in this rule shall prohibit a utility that observes an unsafe connection at a customer's location caused by unauthorized use of electric or natural gas service, from implementing measures to cure or address the unsafe connection pursuant to section 9d(1) of 1939 PA 3, MCL 460.9d(1).

Mich. Admin. Code R. 460.130

2007 AACS; 2017 MR 22, Eff. 12/11/2017