Michigan Legislature (healthcare bills) · May 21, 2025 · Primary source
MI SB 219: Mental health: hospitalization; person requiring treatment; revise, and modify certain procedures for treatment. Amends secs. 401, 427, 430, 461, 468, 472a & 475 of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1401 et seq.).
Summary
Michigan Senate Bill 219 proposes revisions to the involuntary mental health treatment and hospitalization procedures under the Michigan Mental Health Code, amending multiple sections of 1974 PA 258, including provisions governing persons requiring treatment, petition procedures, hearings, and treatment orders. The bill has been referred to the Senate Committee on Health Policy and has not been enacted. It targets the procedural framework governing civil commitment and inpatient psychiatric placement in Michigan.
What this may mean
If enacted, SB 219 would alter the legal standards and procedural steps for initiating and conducting involuntary psychiatric hospitalization in Michigan, affecting psychiatric hospitals, inpatient behavioral health units, and community mental health entities that manage treatment petitions. Facilities would need to update intake, documentation, and legal-hold workflows to conform to revised statutory criteria. The bill's specific amendments to sections 401, 427, 430, 461, 468, 472a, and 475 could change the threshold for and duration of involuntary holds.
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