The Michigan Department of Human Services (DHS), Office of Children and Adult Licensing issued an order of summary suspension and notice of intent to revoke the license of Bay County adult foster care family home provider Margaret Garrison, Garrison AFC, 991 Carter, Linwood, Michigan. This action resulted from a recent investigation of a complaint of the adult foster care family home.

The August 10, 2005, complaint investigation found violations of the Adult Foster Care Facility Licensing Act and/or adult foster care family home promulgated rules requiring "emergency action" under the Michigan Administrative Procedures Act, MCL 24.292(2).

Effective 6:00 p.m., August 12, 2005, the Summary Suspension Order prohibits Margaret Garrison from operating an adult foster care family home at 991 Carter, Linwood, Michigan or at any other address or location. Accordingly, she may not accept physically handicapped, developmentally disabled, mentally ill and aged adults for care after that date and time. The order also requires Ms. Garrison to inform all of the guardians of adults in her care that her license has been suspended and that she can no longer provide adult foster care.

Ms. Garrison has held a license to operate an adult foster care family home since August 15, 1991. The license was for six adults.

Michigan law defines an adult foster care family home "as a private residence with the approved capacity to receive six or fewer adults to be provided with foster care for five or more days a week and for two or more consecutive weeks. The adult foster care family home licensee shall be a member of the household, and an occupant of the residence."