A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled “Mental health code,” by amending sections 100a, 100d, 116, 153, 165, 202, 206, 207, 207a, 208, 209a, 209b, 210, 226, 227, 269, 270, 271, 273, 274, 275, 287, 409, 705, 713, 748, 752, 754, 755, and 972 (MCL 330.1100a, 330.1100d, 330.1116, 330.1153, 330.1165, 330.1202, 330.1206, 330.1207, 330.1207a, 330.1208, 330.1209a, 330.1209b, 330.1210, 330.1226, 330.1227, 330.1269, 330.1270, 330.1271, 330.1273, 330.1274, 330.1275, 330.1287, 330.1409, 330.1705, 330.1713, 330.1748, 330.1752, 330.1754, 330.1755, and 330.1972), section 100a as amended and section 972 as added by 2020 PA 402, sections 100d and 409 as amended by 2022 PA 214, section 116 as amended by 1998 PA 67, sections 153, 206, 209a, 209b, and 752 as amended and sections 207, 227, 705, 713, and 755 as added by 1995 PA 290, section 165 as amended by 2021 PA 22, section 202 as amended by 2016 PA 320, section 207a as added by 2014 PA 28, sections 208 and 210 as amended and sections 269, 270, 271, 273, 274, 275, and 287 as added by 2012 PA 500, section 226 as amended by 2014 PA 266, section 748 as amended by 2016 PA 559, and section 754 as amended by 2006 PA 604, and by adding sections 203, 760, 761, and 762.
The bill aims to improve mental health services by redefining key terms, enhancing adult foster care, streamlining substance abuse counseling, and introducing innovative treatment concepts. It emphasizes substance use disorder prevention, telemedicine, services for special education students, and wraparound services for severe conditions, promoting community mental health services.
Introduced
by
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy
