Bill > SB0219

This bill amends Michigan's Mental Health Code to revise several key provisions related to mental health treatment and hospitalization. The bill updates the definition of a "person requiring treatment" to clarify language around mental illness and potential harm, making the criteria more precise about an individual's ability to cause harm to themselves or others. It modifies procedures for peace officers when taking individuals into protective custody, including requirements for examination and family notification. The bill expands the types of healthcare professionals who can conduct mental health examinations, adding psychiatric nurse practitioners and physician assistants as qualified professionals. It also provides more detailed guidelines for court-ordered treatment, including initial, second, and continuing orders for hospitalization or assisted outpatient treatment, with specific time limits for each type of order. The legislation gives community mental health services programs more discretion in treatment decisions and adds provisions for modifying treatment orders if an individual is not complying or the treatment is deemed ineffective. Importantly, the bill maintains protections for individuals' rights by requiring professional examinations, allowing for objections to hospitalization, and considering existing advance directives or individual treatment plans when developing new treatment orders.

Health and Social Services

https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0219