Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.581
Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "older Michiganians act".
Michigan Compiled Laws — OLDER MICHIGANIANS ACT (Act 180 of 1981)
Michigan · statute · 180 of 1981, Mich. Comp. Laws · 25 active provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.582
Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) "Area agency on aging" means an agency designated by the commission under section 4(i). (b) "Chief elected official administrative officer" means any of the following: (i) The president of a village. (ii) The mayor of a city. (iii) The supervisor of a township. (iv) The elected county executive…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.583
Commission on services to the aging; establishment; appointment, qualifications, and term of members; vacancies; members of commission created by former act; compensation and expenses; chairperson.
(1) A commission on services to the aging is established within the executive office of the governor. The commission shall consist of 15 members appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate. Commission membership shall reflect the broad geographical balance as well as the distribution of o…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.584
Duties of commission.
(1) The commission shall do all of the following: (a) Serve as an effective and visible advocate for aging and older persons in all government decisions. (b) Advise the governor, the legislature, and the office of services to the aging concerning the coordination and administration of state programs serving older perso…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.585
Office of services to the aging; creation; exercise of powers and functions; appointment of director; exemption; compensation; director as special assistant to governor and liaison to commission.
The office of services to the aging is created within the department of management and budget. The office shall exercise its powers and functions, including the functions of budgeting and procurement and management-related functions, as an autonomous entity, independent of the director of the department of management a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.586
Office of services to the aging; duties.
The office of services to the aging shall do all of the following: (a) Serve as a visible and effective advocate for aging and older persons. (b) Function as the single state agency within this state to supervise and administer the state plan required by the older Americans act of 1965, 42 USC 3001 to 3058ff. (c) Be pr…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.586a
Older persons' shared housing program; establishment; duties of office; applicability of section.
***** 400.586a THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY AFTER MARCH 29, 1988: See (3) of 400.586a ***** Sec. 6a. (1) There is established an older persons' shared housing program to be administered by the office. The office may contract with private or public nonprofit agencies or local governmental agencies to establish shared hou…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.586b
Report; applicability of section.
***** 400.586b THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY AFTER MARCH 29, 1987: See (2) of 400.586b ***** Sec. 6b. (1) Within 2 years after the effective date of this section, the office shall report to the house and senate committees having jurisdiction over legislation relating to older persons. The report shall include all of the…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.586c
Volunteer service credit program.
(1) The office may establish a program in 1 or more counties under which an older person, or a person of any age who is a member of an organization that is exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, 26 U.S.C. 501, may volunteer his or her time and services to an in-home service or volunt…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.586g
State long-term care ombudsman; job qualifications; operation; duties; immunity from liability; rebuttable presumption.
(1) Job qualifications for the state long-term care ombudsman established pursuant to section 6(2)(aa) shall include, but not be limited to, experience in all of the following: (i) The field of aging. (ii) Health care. (iii) Working with community programs. (iv) Long-term care issues, both regulatory and policy. (2) Th…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.586h
Local or regional long-term care ombudsman programs; requirements.
The local or regional long-term care ombudsman programs established pursuant to section 6(2)(aa) shall do all of the following: (a) Accept, investigate, verify, and work to resolve complaints, whether reported to or initiated by an ombudsman, relating to any action which may adversely affect the health, safety, welfare…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.586i
State, local, or regional long-term care ombudsman and trained volunteers; access to long-term care facility; applicability of visitation restriction; “access” defined.
(1) The state long-term care ombudsman, the local or regional long-term care ombudsmen, and their trained volunteers must be granted access to any long-term care facility for the purpose of carrying out section 6h. (2) If a restriction is placed on the ability to visit a resident of a long-term care facility, that visi…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.586j
Retaliation or discrimination as misdemeanor; unlawful conduct; fine.
(1) A person who retaliates or discriminates against any of the following individuals due to that individual's registration of a complaint or assistance in the investigation of a complaint is guilty of a misdemeanor: (a) An officer, employee, resident, or visitor to a long-term care facility. (b) A family member or gua…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.586k
Older persons' abuse prevention fund; establishment; administration; contributions; creation of older persons' abuse prevention project; duties of office; pilot programs; report; definition.
(1) There is established in the state treasury an older persons' abuse prevention fund, to be administered by the office. The fund shall consist of contributions of money from individuals, corporations, or other associations, and any money appropriated to the fund. No state general purpose or general fund money shall b…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.586l
Criminal background check; employees, subcontractors, and volunteers; use of information; maintenance of documents; retroactive applicability.
(1) Beginning October 1, 2020, each area agency on aging must conduct or cause to be conducted a criminal background check that reveals information similar or substantially similar to information found on an internet criminal history access tool (ICHAT) check and a national and state sex offender registry check for eac…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.587
Office of services to the aging; interagency agreements.
The office shall develop interagency agreements with departments or agencies providing services to older persons. The agreements shall specify methods of interagency planning and coordination of services. The agreements shall be renewed annually.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.587a
State advisory council on mental health and aging; establishment; administration and operation; membership, duties, and operation.
The state advisory council on mental health and aging is jointly established in, and shall be administered and operated jointly by, the office of services to the aging and the department of mental health. The membership, duties, and operation of the state advisory council on mental health and aging shall be as provided…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.588
Conduct of commission business at public meeting; notice.
(1) The business which the commission created pursuant to this act may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the commission held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.589
Agency designated as area agency on aging; powers and duties; source and use of funds; advisory council.
(1) An agency designated by the commission as an area agency on aging may be any of the following: (a) An established office on aging located within the region to be served by an area agency on aging. (b) An office or agency of a unit of local government that is designated for the purpose of serving as an area agency o…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.589a
Senior care respite fund; creation; administration; expenditures; money credited to fund; balances carried over.
(1) The senior care respite fund is created in the department of treasury. The fund shall be administered by the office and shall be expended only as provided in section 9b. (2) The state treasurer shall credit to the fund all of the following: (a) Money that descends to the state as an escheat pursuant to section 403a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.589b
Senior care respite fund; distribution of money; administrative costs.
(1) The office shall annually distribute the money in the senior care respite fund to the area agencies on aging. Each area agency on aging shall receive a minimum of $25,000.00, or a proportionate part of that amount if sufficient money is not available, with all remaining money, if any, distributed according to a for…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.590
Proposed state program concerned with providing services to older persons; review and approval of office; obtaining budget request relating to programs for older persons.
A proposed state program concerned with providing services to older persons shall be submitted to, and coordinated with, the office, and an allotment of funds for that purpose shall not be recommended to the state administrative board without the review and approval of the office. The office shall obtain from the depar…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.591
Rules.
The office, in consultation with, and with the approval of, the commission, shall promulgate rules pursuant to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 24.201 to 24.315 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, for the implementation and administration of this act. A draft of the proposed rules to implem…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.592
Review of functions, responsibilities, and performance of office and commission.
A thorough review of the functions, responsibilities, and performance of the office and commission shall be completed every 5 years after the effective date of this act.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.593
Transfer of equipment, records, and supplies to commission and office.
The equipment, records, and supplies of the commission and office which are repealed pursuant to section 14 are transferred to the commission and office created by sections 3 and 5, respectively.