Bill > SB0915

This bill amends sections of the Michigan Mental Health Code to revise and modify certain procedures for the hospitalization and treatment of individuals requiring mental health treatment. Key provisions include: 1. Clarifying the definition of "person requiring treatment" to specify the criteria for an individual to be considered a person requiring treatment, including the ability to reasonably expect the individual to seriously physically injure themselves or others, the inability to attend to their basic physical needs, or the lack of understanding of the need for treatment. 2. Allowing peace officers to take individuals believed to be persons requiring treatment into protective custody and transport them for examination, with the preadmission screening unit responsible for providing mental health intervention services or an examination. 3. Modifying the requirements for testimony and examinations by medical professionals in proceedings to determine if an individual requires treatment, including allowing for the use of qualified health professionals like psychiatric nurse practitioners and physician assistants. 4. Expanding the court's options for ordering involuntary mental health treatment, including hospitalization, assisted outpatient treatment, or a combination of the two, and specifying the maximum durations for such orders. 5. Providing the court with additional authorities to address situations where an individual is not complying with an order for assisted outpatient treatment, such as modifying the order or ordering the individual to be hospitalized for a period of time.

Health and Social Services

https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2024-SB-0915