Michigan Laws 554.989 – Disclosure of filings; exemption; confidentiality of social security numbers
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 554.989
- community: means a retirement community in which a person undertakes to provide or arrange for continuing care and which is 1 or more of the following:
(i) An adult foster care facility. See Michigan Laws 554.903Continuing care: means some or all of the following services:
(i) A living unit. See Michigan Laws 554.903Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 554.905 Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC Order: means a consent, authorization, approval, prohibition, or requirement applicable to a specific case issued by the department. See Michigan Laws 554.907 Publish: means to publicly issue or circulate by newspaper, mail, radio, television, or electronic means or otherwise to disseminate to the public. See Michigan Laws 554.909 state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) Applications, reports, and other papers and documents filed by applicants or registrants or experts or appraisers with the department under this act are subject to disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246. However, pro forma financial statements, marketing plans, feasibility studies, and social security numbers are exempt from disclosure. In addition, a continuing care community may request, and the department may grant, subject to section 13 of the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.243, confidentiality as to any other document received under this act.
(2) Subject to subsection (1) the department or its examiners, investigators, assistants, clerks, or deputies shall not disclose information filed with or obtained by them under this act except among themselves or when necessary or appropriate in a proceeding or investigation under this act or to other federal or state regulatory agencies. However, to aid in the enforcement of this act or in the prescribing of rules and forms under this act, the department may publish information concerning a violation of this act or a rule promulgated or order issued under this act.
(3) The department shall take reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality of social security numbers provided to the department under this act.