2025 Senate Bill 143

Mental health: recipient rights; informed consent requirements for mental health treatment; provide for.

A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled “Mental health code,” by amending section 416 (MCL 330.1416), as amended by 2018 PA 595.

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The bill amends the Mental Health Code to ensure that patients' rights, including the right to terminate voluntary treatment, are clearly communicated at the start of mental health treatment.

Introduced in the Senate

March 12, 2025

Introduced by Sens. Rick Outman (R-33) and Michael Webber (R-9)

Referred to the Committee on Housing and Human Services