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This bill modifies the Michigan Mental Health Code by making several changes to the state recipient rights advisory committee. The bill expands the committee from 12 to 15 members by adding three new representatives: one from Disability Rights Michigan, one from the Mental Health Association in Michigan, and one from Arc Michigan. The bill also prohibits individuals employed by the Department of Mental Health's executive office from serving on the committee, requiring their immediate replacement if currently serving. The committee will continue to maintain its core requirements of representing diverse perspectives, including at least one-third primary consumers or family members, with at least two primary consumers. The committee retains its existing responsibilities, such as meeting quarterly, maintaining membership lists, protecting the state office of recipient rights, recommending candidates for the office director, and reviewing recipient rights reports. The bill also makes some technical language adjustments to existing definitions related to mental health services, clarifying terms like "serious emotional disturbance," "serious mental illness," and "substance use disorder" to ensure precise and consistent terminology throughout the mental health code.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0142