Bill > HB4219

This bill amends Michigan's Mental Health Code to strengthen patient rights and informed consent procedures during mental health treatment. Specifically, when mental health treatment begins, healthcare providers must now communicate patient rights both orally and in writing to both the patient and the individual who executed the written consent. The communication must explicitly include the patient's right to end voluntary mental health treatment and provide a clear process for doing so. Additionally, the bill requires that three parties receive two key documents: the patient, the consent-executing individual, and a patient-designated third party. These documents are a copy of the written consent and a form described in section 419 of the Mental Health Code, which must be provided even if the patient has not expressed an intention to terminate treatment. These changes aim to enhance transparency, ensure patients understand their rights, and provide clear mechanisms for patients to make informed decisions about their mental health treatment.

Health and Social Services, Housing and Urban Affairs

https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4219