Michigan Legislature (healthcare bills) · February 24, 2026 · Primary source
MI HB 4530: Mental health: other; deadline for mental health professionals to release mental health records or information pertinent to child abuse or neglect investigation to the department; modify. Amends sec. 748a of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1748a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4531'25
Summary
Michigan House Bill 4530 proposes amending Section 748a of the Mental Health Code (1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1748a) to modify the deadline by which mental health professionals must release mental health records or information relevant to child abuse or neglect investigations to the state Department. The bill is tie-barred with HB 4531 and has been referred to the House Committee on Housing and Human Services. If enacted, the amendment would alter the disclosure timeline obligations for licensed mental health care professionals operating under Michigan's Mental Health Code.
What this may mean
The bill, if enacted, changes the statutory deadline for mental health professionals in Michigan to produce records to the state in child abuse and neglect investigations, directly affecting how BH/SUD treatment facilities and mental health practitioners manage record-release workflows under state law. The tie-bar with HB 4531 means neither bill advances without the other. The bill remains in committee and has no current effective date.
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