Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules  
Administrative Rules Division (ARD)  
MOAHR-Rules@michigan.gov  
REQUEST FOR RULEMAKING (RFR)  
1. Department:  
Licensing and Regulatory Affairs  
2. Bureau:  
Bureau of Community and Health Systems  
3. Promulgation type:  
Full Process  
4. Title of proposed rule set:  
Licensing of Facilities Psychiatric Hospital/Units  
5. Rule numbers or rule set range of numbers:  
R 330.1201 - R 330.1299  
6. Estimated time frame:  
12 months  
Name of person filling out RFR:  
Kyle Neff  
Email of person filling out RFR:  
NeffK2@michigan.gov  
Phone number of person filling out RFR:  
517-241-0274  
Address of person filling out RFR:  
Ottawa Building  
7. Describe the general purpose of these rules, including any problems the changes are intended  
to address.  
The Licensing of Facilities administrative rules provide for the licensing regulation of psychiatric  
hospitals/units, including establishing the standard of quality care requirements.  
The current rule set will be rescinded and recodified into a new rule set, Licensing of Psychiatric  
Hospitals and Units (2025-33 LR), that will comport with today’s practice standards, comply with  
current law and regulations, and reflect the current organization of state licensing functions.  
8. Please cite the specific promulgation authority for the rules (i.e., department director,  
commission, board, etc.).  
Section 114 and 136 of 1974 PA 258, the mental health code, authorizes the Department of Licensing  
and Regulatory Affairs to promulgate the rules.  
A. Please list all applicable statutory references (MCLs, Executive Orders, etc.).  
By authority conferred on the Department of Licensing and Regulatory affairs by sections 114  
and 136 of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, as amended MCL 330.1114 and MCL  
330.1136 and Executive Reorganization Order Nos. 1996-1, 1996-2, 2003-1, 2008-4 and 2011-  
4, MCL 330.3101, 445.2001, 445.2011, 445.2025 and 445.2030 of the Michigan Compiled  
Laws.  
B. Are the rules mandated by any applicable constitutional or statutory provision? If so,  
please explain.  
Section 136, MCL 330.1136 requires the director to promulgate rules to implement specified  
sections of the code for the maintenance and operation of psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric  
units as necessary to enable state or private facilities, or both to qualify for federal funds  
available for patient care or for construction and remodeling of facilities.  
MCL 24.239  
RFR-Page 2  
9. Please describe the extent to which the rules conflict with or duplicate similar rules,  
compliance requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.  
The department is not aware of any rules, compliance requirements, or other standards adopted at  
the state, regional, or federal level that these rules would conflict with or duplicate.  
10. Is the subject matter of the rules currently contained in any guideline, handbook, manual,  
instructional bulletin, form with instructions, or operational memoranda?  
The subject matter is not currently contained in any guidance, handbook, manual, instruction bulletin,  
form with instructions or operational memoranda.  
11. Are the rules listed on the department’s annual regulatory plan as rules to be processed for  
the current year?  
The rules are listed in the department’s annual regulatory plan.  
12. Will the proposed rules be promulgated under Section 44 of the administrative procedures act  
of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.244, or under the full rulemaking process?  
Full Process  
13. Please describe the extent to which the rules exceed similar regulations, compliance  
requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.  
This rule set does not exceed similar regulations, compliance requirements, or other standards  
adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.  
14. Do the rules incorporate the recommendations received from the public regarding any  
complaints or comments regarding the rules? If yes, please explain.  
The current rule set, Licensing of Facilities (2025-32 LR) will be rescinded and replaced with a new  
rule set, that will be recodified and updated under 2025-33 LR. The rules revisions are a result of the  
bureau’s project to review, update and improve all rules for licensing health facilities. The project  
involves internal and external stakeholders.  
15. If amending an existing rule set, please provide the date of the last evaluation of the rules and  
the degree, if any, to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have changed  
the regulatory activity covered by the rules since the last evaluation.  
The current rule set, Licensing Facilities (2025-32), will be rescinded and replaced with a new rule  
set, that will be recodified and updated under 2025-33 LR, Licensing Psychiatric Hospitals and Units.  
16. Are there any changes or developments since implementation that demonstrate there is no  
continued need for the rules, or any portion of the rules?  
The current rule set, Licensing of Facilities (2025-32) will be rescinded and replaced with a new rule  
set, that will be recodified and updated under 2025-33 LR, Licensing Psychiatric Hospitals and Units.  
There are no changes or developments that demonstrate there is no continued need for the rules or  
any portion of the rules.  
17. Is there an applicable decision record (as defined in MCL 24.203(6) and required by MCL  
24.239(2))? If so, please attach the decision record.  
No  
Based on the information provided in this RFR, MOAHR concludes that there are sufficient policy and legal  
bases for approving the RFR. The RFR satisfies the requirements of the administrative procedures act of  
1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, and Executive Reorganization Order No. 2019-1, MCL 324.99923.  
MCL 24.239  
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