Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules
AGENCY REPORT TO THE
JOINT COMMITEE ON ADMNINISTRATIVE RULES (JCAR)
1. Agency Information
Agency name:
Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Division/Bureau/Office:
Bureau of Community and Health Systems
Name of person completing this form:
Tammy Bagby
Phone number of person completing this form:
517-243-9351
E-mail of person completing this form:
Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:
Elizabeth Arasim
2. Rule Set Information
MOAHR assigned rule set number:
2022-45 LR
Title of proposed rule set:
Adult Foster Care Family Homes Licensing Rules
3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:
The Adult Foster Care Family Homes administrative rules provide for the licensing regulation of
adult foster care family homes, including establishing incident and accident reporting and corrective
action procedures.
The proposed changes are to provide regulatory relief and simplification to licensees, while still
ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of residents.
The specific rules proposed for revision are:
R 400.1401- Definitions
R 400.1416 Resident health care
R 400.1416a Incident notification, incident records (New)
4. Summary of proposed rules:
The proposed rules establish requirements for state licensed adult foster care family homes to record,
track, and respond to incidents where a resident is harmed. These documents must be available to the
department upon request during routine inspections or complaint investigations.
5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and
publication dates:
MCL 24.242 and 24.245