Michigan Administrative Code

R 400.18630 Egress facilities required. Rule 630. (1) A corridor or passageway from a resident bedroom or ward that leads to egress stairways and then to the outside, or to the outside from the first story, shall be not less than 5 feet in width. (2) A corridor and passageway tha…

R 400.18632 Outside stairways. Rule 632. An outside stairway on new construction and on a conversion is not an approved means of egress. History: 1994 AACS.

R 400.18633 Doors and doorways. Rule 633. (1) A door from a resident bedroom and a door that forms a part of an approved means of egress for residents shall be not less than 36 inches in width. (2) A door into a stairway enclosure and a door that serves other vertical openings sh…

R 400.18634 Stairways and other vertical openings. Rule 634. (1) An interior stairway shall be enclosed with material that has a fire resistance rating of not less than 1 hour. Other vertical openings through floors and ceilings, such as spaces around pipes, conduits, and ducts, …

R 400.18635 Fire doors. Rule 635. (1) A fire door shall bear the underwriters laboratories, incorporated, or factory mutual label, be installed in a labeled fire door frame, and be equipped with a self-closer and a latching device. (2) A fire door shall not be equipped with any h…

R 400.18636 Laundry chutes. Rule 636. (1) A laundry chute shall be enclosed in a shaft that is constructed of an assemblage of noncombustible materials which have not less than a 1-hour resistance to fire. If the shaft terminates within the building, the top shall be covered with…

R 400.18637 Heating plants. Rule 637. (1) Heating shall be only from an approved central heating plant or an approved permanently installed electrical heating system. Page 57 Courtesy of www.michigan.gov/orr (2) A heating plant shall be enclosed by walls, a floor, and a ceiling t…

R 400.18638 Air-conditioning and air-handling systems. Rule 638. (1) Air-conditioning, warm air heating, air-cooling systems, and ventilating systems shall be in compliance with the provisions of the national fire protection association pamphlet no. 90-A, 1972 edition, air condit…

R 400.18639 Interior finish and materials. Rule 639. (1) Wall and ceiling finish materials throughout resident facilities shall not be more hazardous than class A, except for necessary wood doors and wood trim. (2) Folding-type partitions when used as separations in rooms or betw…

R 400.18640 Storerooms and closets. Rule 640. A room for the storage of combustible materials, including a janitor room and closet, a dirty and clean linen room, a receiving room, a kitchen storage room, and a maintenance shop, shall be separated from the remainder of the buildin…

R 400.18641 Sprinkler protection. Rule 641. (1) For construction defined as protected ordinary construction, the entire new construction involved shall be protected throughout by an approved automatic sprinkler system. (2) If an adequate water supply from a community water system…

R 400.18642 Existing facilities. Rule 642. Existing licensed facilities shall be in compliance with the requirements of R 400.18601 to R 400.18626 and with the requirements of R 400.18643 to R 400.18659. History: 1994 AACS.

R 400.18643 Sprinkler system required; exception. Rule 643. All existing congregate facilities, or portions thereof, that are made not of fire-resistant construction shall be protected by an approved automatic sprinkler system, except as follows: (a) An existing 1-story congregat…

R 400.18644 Egress facilities required. Rule 644. (1) In an existing congregate facility building that is not more than 2 stories in height, required additional means of egress from the second floor may be provided by approved outside stairways. (2) In an existing congregate faci…

R 400.18645 Inside stairways. Rule 645. (1) An inside stairway that forms an approved means of egress shall have suitable handrails on each side. (2) An inside stairway that forms an approved means of egress shall be not less than 36 inches wide in the clear. Handrails attached t…

R 400.18646 Existing fire escapes. Rule 646. An existing fire escape shall be in compliance with the specifications for new fire escapes, except as follows: (a) The fire escape shall be certified, in affidavit form, by an architect or structural engineer who attests to the fire e…

R 400.18647 New fire escapes. Rule 647. New fire escapes shall be constructed as follows: (a) Material may be steel or nominal 2-inch lumber. (b) Tubular and spiral slide-type escapes are not permitted. (c) An outside stairway that constitutes an approved means of egress shall be…

R 400.18648 Doors and doorways. Rule 648. (1) A doorway that leads to a fire escape shall be at floor level, except where a proper approved ramp is provided. A ramp shall not have more than 1 foot of rise in 12 feet of run. Page 64 Courtesy of www.michigan.gov/orr (2) A door from…

R 400.18649 Stairways and other vertical openings. Rule 649. (1) In buildings of fire-resistant construction, an interior stairway shall be enclosed with material that has a fire-resistance rating of not less than 1 hour. In buildings of wood joist construction an interior stairw…

R 400.18651 Rubbish handling and incinerators. Rule 651. An incinerator and rubbish handling shall be in compliance with the provisions of R 400.18613 or else use of the incinerator or the handling of rubbish shall be discontinued and all chute openings shall be permanently seale…

R 400.18652 Laundry chutes. Rule 652. A laundry chute shall be in compliance with the provisions of R 400.18614, except that where an existing laundry chute drop opening is properly protected with a qualified laundry chute door and is fed from a corridor or other room, the chute …

R 400.18653 Interior finish. Rule 653. (1) An interior finish shall be a class A or B finish, except that an interior finish in an individual room may be a class C finish for walls only. (2) A combustible finish material shall be applied to, or be furred out not more than 1 inch …

R 400.18654 Cooking appliances. Rule 654. (1) A cooking appliance shall be suitably installed in accordance with approved safety practices. (2) A metal hood or canopy that is provided over a main kitchen cooking appliance shall be equipped and designed in compliance with the prov…

R 400.18655 Heating plants. Rule 655. (1) In an existing facility, the central heating plant shall be segregated in a room that has walls, a ceiling, and a floor constructed of materials which have not less than a 1-hour-fire-resistance rating. (2) A doorway or other opening thro…

R 400.18656 Air-conditioning and air-handling systems. Rule 656. (1) If power exhaust ventilation is to be used, there shall be an air supply equal to the amount exhausted, especially in areas that house combustion equipment. (2) Fan and air-handling equipment used for recirculat…

R 400.18657 Sprinkler protection. Rule 657. (1) An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in all congregate facilities as required in these rules. (2) If an adequate supply of water is available, a sprinkler system shall be installed to protect all of the following areas: …

R 400.18658 Automatic fire detection system. Rule 658. (1) An automatic fire detection system shall be installed in all facilities as required by these rules. (2) An electrical supply for a system shall be installed on a separate circuit in metallic conduit and shall be fused ahe…

R 400.18659 Standards and codes adoption. Rule 659. The standards and codes specified in this rule are adopted by reference in these rules for existing adult foster care congregate facilities. Copies of the adopted standards are available for inspection and distribution at the of…

R 400.18701 Power supplies. Rule 701. Section 3-1.1.1 of the standard is amended, section 3-2.3 of the standard is deleted, and section 3-5 is added to the standard, to read as follows: 3-1.1.1. For electrically powered detectors, an AC primary power source shall be utilized in a…

R 400.18702 Maintenance, tests, and records. Rule 702. Section 6-2 of the standard is amended and section 6-3 is added to the standard, to read as follows: 6-2. Tests or inspections, as recommended by the manufacturer, shall be made by the licensee not less than once a month for …

R 339.18901 Definitions. Rule 1. (1) As used in these rules: (a) “Authorizing agent” means the individual or individuals with priority under section 3206 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.3206. (b) “Board” means board of examiners in mortuary sci…

R 339.18919 Rescission. Rule 19. R 338.863 to R 338.869 and R 338.881 of the Michigan Administrative Code, appearing on pages 2453 to 2459 of the 1979 Michigan Administrative Code, are rescinded. History: 1991 AACS. PART 2. MORTUARY SCIENCE LICENSE

R 339.18921 Mortuary science license requirements. Rule 21. An applicant for a mortuary science license shall satisfy all of the following: (a) Completion of not less than 90 semester or the equivalent quarter hours with not less than a 2.00 grade point average of nonremedial col…

R 339.18922 Educational program standards; adoption by reference. Rule 22. (1) The department adopts by reference the standards for accrediting mortuary science programs as adopted by the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE) Committee on Accreditation, which is ava…

R 339.18923 Resident training requirements. Rule 23. (1) Before commencing resident training, an applicant shall obtain a resident trainee license as provided in section 1808 of the code, MCL 339.1808. An individual shall not be issued more than 1 resident trainee license. Except…

R 339.18925 Minimum practical experience requirements. Rule 25. (1) A resident trainee shall perform, under the supervision of the resident trainee's sponsor, who is a mortuary science licensee, all of the following during resident training: (a) Not less than 25 embalmings or ass…

R 339.18928 Continuing education; license renewal; requirements. Rule 28. (1) An applicant for license renewal who is licensed during the 2-year period immediately preceding the expiration date of the license shall comply with section 1806b of the code, MCL 339.1806b. (2) Submiss…

R 339.18931 Funeral establishment requirements. Rule 31. (1) A licensed funeral establishment shall satisfy all of the following requirements: (a) Have a preparation and embalming room that satisfies subrule (2) of this rule. (b) Have a room suitable for conducting a funeral that…

R 339.18935 Transportation of remains to crematory. Rule 35. Transportation of a dead human body to a crematory for cremation must only occur if all of the following requirements pertaining to the dead human body are met: (a) The body is encased in a rigid container for cremation…

R 339.18937 Identification before final disposition. Rule 37. (1) The licensee arranging the final disposition shall obtain positive identification of the remains. (2) The documentation of positive identification, including the manner, date, time, place, and name of individual ma…

R 339.18941 Advertising. Rule 41. (1) A mortuary science licensee or funeral establishment shall not use false, misleading, or deceptive advertising, including, but not limited to, on signs and billboards, or using digital, radio, television, online, or print media. As used in th…

R 339.18942 Statement of funeral goods and services selected record retention. Rule 42. The statement of funeral goods and services selected must be retained for not less than 7 years. History: 2025 MR 10, Eff. May 1, 2025.

R 339.18943 Posting and possession of licenses. Rule 43. (1) The current funeral establishment license, the mortuary science license of the appointed establishment manager, the prepaid provider license, and the medical waste producing facility certificate of registration issued b…

R 339.18945 Change of address. Rule 45. A mortuary science or resident trainee licensee shall report a change of address to the department within 30 days after the change. History: 1991 AACS; 2025 MR 10, Eff. May 1, 2025. R 339.18947 Rescinded. History: 1991 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 408.19001 Scope. Rule 9001. (1) These rules establish the minimum requirements for the practices and procedures to protect employees from the hazards associated with entry into permit- required confined spaces. (2) The provisions of these rules shall be applied unless they conf…

R 408.19002 Adoption of federal standard. Rule 9002. (1) The following federal occupational safety and health administration (OSHA) regulations are adopted by reference in these rules: (a) 1910.146 "Permit-required confined spaces," effective December 27, 2011. (b) Appendix A “Pe…

R 339.19002 Definitions. Rule 2. (1) As used in these rules: (a) “Code” means the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.101 to 339.2677. (b) “Department” means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. (2) A term defined in the code has the same meaning when used in t…