Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 453 > Act 125 of 1871 - Pomological and Horticultural Societies

• Adult foster care facility: means that term as defined in section 3 of the adult foster care facility licensing act, MCL 400. See Michigan Laws 750.145m
• Adult foster care facility licensing act: means 1979 PA 218, MCL 400. See Michigan Laws 750.145m
• Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
• Caregiver: means an individual who directly cares for or has physical custody of a vulnerable adult. See Michigan Laws 750.145m
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Developmental disability: means that term as defined in section 500 of the mental health code, MCL 330. See Michigan Laws 750.145m
• Facility: means an adult foster care facility, a home for the aged, or a nursing home. See Michigan Laws 750.145m
• felony: when used in this act, shall be construed to mean an offense for which the offender, on conviction may be punished by death, or by imprisonment in state prison. See Michigan Laws 750.7
• Home for the aged: means that term as defined in section 20106 of the public health code, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 750.145m
• Licensee: means that term as defined in section 5 of the adult foster care facility licensing act, MCL 400. See Michigan Laws 750.145m
• Mental health code: means 1974 PA 258, MCL 330. See Michigan Laws 750.145m
• Mental illness: means that term as defined in section 400 of the mental health code, MCL 330. See Michigan Laws 750.145m
• Nursing home: means that term as defined in section 20109 of the public health code, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 750.145m
• Other person with authority over a vulnerable adult: includes , but is not limited to, a person with authority over a vulnerable adult in that part of a hospital that is a hospital long-term care unit, but does not include a person with authority over a vulnerable adult in that part of a hospital that is not a hospital long-term care unit. See Michigan Laws 750.145m
• Personal care: means assistance with eating, dressing, personal hygiene, grooming, or maintenance of a medication schedule as directed and supervised by a vulnerable adult's physician. See Michigan Laws 750.145m
• Physical harm: means any injury to a vulnerable adult's physical condition. See Michigan Laws 750.145m
• Presentence report: A report prepared by a court's probation officer, after a person has been convicted of an offense, summarizing for the court the background information needed to determine the appropriate sentence. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Public health code: means 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 750.145m
• Reckless act or reckless failure to act: means conduct that demonstrates a deliberate disregard of the likelihood that the natural tendency of the act or failure to act is to cause physical harm, serious physical harm, or serious mental harm. See Michigan Laws 750.145m
• Resident: means an individual who resides in a facility. See Michigan Laws 750.145m
• Serious mental harm: means a mental injury that results in a substantial alteration of mental functioning that is manifested in a visibly demonstrable manner. See Michigan Laws 750.145m
• Serious physical harm: means a physical injury that threatens the life of a vulnerable adult, that causes substantial bodily disfigurement, or that seriously impairs the functioning or well-being of the vulnerable adult. See Michigan Laws 750.145m
• Social welfare act: means 1939 PA 280, MCL 400. See Michigan Laws 750.145m
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
• Vulnerable adult: means 1 or more of the following: