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(j) "Incident" means an intentional or unintentional event where a resident sustains
physical or emotional harm, an unexpected or unnatural death, is displaced by a natural
disaster, or elopes.
(k) "Members of the household" means all individuals living in the home, exclusive of
residents.
(l) "Occupants" means all individuals living in the home.
(m) "Physical restraint" means the bodily holding of a resident with no more force than
is necessary to limit the resident's movement.
(n) "Premises" means the facility, grounds, and all other appurtenances.
(o) "Resident" means an adult, as that term is defined in section 3 of the act, MCL
400.703, who, because of mental illness, developmental disability, physical handicap, or
aged condition, requires and receives foster care in an adult foster care family home and
does not require continuous nursing care.
(p) "Responsible agency" means a public or private organization which, after written
agreement with a resident or the resident's designated representative, provides 1 or more
of the following:
(i) Preplacement and placement services.
(ii) Assessment planning or the establishment of an individual plan of service.
(iii) Maintenance of ongoing follow-up services while the resident is in the home.
(q) "Responsible individual " means the licensee or adult designated by the licensee to
provide foster care to residents.
(r) "Street floor" means any story or floor level that is accessible from the street or from
outside the building at grade and at the main entrance, is not more than 21 inches above
nor more than 12 inches below street or grade level, or a floor that is arranged and used
as the main floor.
(s) "Substantial risk" means that a resident's behavior poses a serious imminent threat of
bodily harm to the resident or others or the destruction of property and that the resident is
capable of carrying out the harm or destruction.
(t) "Time-out" means a behavior management technique employed to reduce undesired
behavior by separating a resident from their surroundings if the undesired behavior
occurs.
(u) "Trust fund" means money or property set aside as a trust for a resident for the
benefit of a resident and held for safekeeping by the licensee.
(2) Terms defined in the act have the same meanings when used in these rules.
R 400.1416 Resident healthcare.
Rule 16. (1) A licensee, in conjunction with a resident's cooperation, shall follow the
instructions and recommendations of a resident's physician regarding medications,
special diets, and other resident healthcare needs that can be provided in the home.
(2) A licensee shall maintain a healthcare appraisal on file for not less than 2 years after
the resident's admission to the home.
(3) A licensee shall record the weight of a resident on admission and then monthly after
that. Weight records must be maintained for 2 years.
R 400.1416a Incident notification, incident records.