Michigan Laws 330.1406 – Voluntary hospitalization; notice to court; dismissal
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 330.1406
- Court: means the probate court or the court with responsibility with regard to mental health services for the county of residence of the subject of a petition, or for the county in which the subject of a petition was found. See Michigan Laws 330.1400
- Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
- Formal voluntary hospitalization: means hospitalization of an individual based on both of the following:
(i) The execution of an application for voluntary hospitalization by the individual or by a patient advocate designated under the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700. See Michigan Laws 330.1400person requiring treatment: means (a), (b), or (c):
(a) An individual who has mental illness, and who as a result of that mental illness can reasonably be expected within the near future to intentionally or unintentionally seriously physically injure himself, herself, or another individual, and who has engaged in an act or acts or made significant threats that are substantially supportive of the expectation. See Michigan Laws 330.1401
If an individual asserted to be a person requiring treatment is considered by a hospital to be suitable for informal or formal voluntary hospitalization, the hospital shall offer the individual the opportunity to request or make application for hospitalization as an informal or formal voluntary patient. If the individual is voluntarily hospitalized, the hospital director shall inform the court, and the court shall dismiss any pending proceeding for admission unless it finds that dismissal would not be in the best interest of the individual or the public.