HOUSE BILL No. 5472


     January 14, 1998, Introduced by Reps. Baird, Brater, Hanley, Gubow, Martinez, Ciaramitaro and Dobronski and referred to the Committee on Mental Health.


        A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled

   "Mental health code,"

   by amending section 706a (MCL 330.1706a), as added by 1995 PA

   290.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 706a.  (1) The department shall prepare and distribute

 2    to each community mental health services program copies of a pam-

 3    phlet containing information regarding resources available to

 4    individuals with serious mental illness and their families.  The

 5    information shall include a description of advocacy and support

 6    groups  ,  and other information of interest to recipients and

 7    their families.  The pamphlet shall include the name, address,

 8    and telephone number of the organization designated by the

 9    governor under section 931 to provide protection and advocacy for

10    individuals with developmental disability or mental illness.  A


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 1    COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM SHALL DISTRIBUTE THE

 2    PAMPHLET DESCRIBED IN THIS SUBSECTION TO EACH RECIPIENT RECEIVING

 3    SERVICES FOR MENTAL ILLNESS THROUGH THE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH

 4    SERVICES PROGRAM AND, IF APPLICABLE, TO THE GUARDIAN OR THE

 5    PARENT OF A RECIPIENT WHO IS A MINOR.

 6         (2)  A community mental health services program shall dis-

 7     tribute the pamphlet described in subsection (1) to each recipi-

 8     ent receiving services through the community mental health serv-

 9     ices program and, if applicable, to the recipient's guardian or

10     the parent of a minor recipient.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PREPARE

11    AND DISTRIBUTE TO EACH COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM

12    COPIES OF A PAMPHLET CONTAINING INFORMATION REGARDING RESOURCES

13    AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND

14    THEIR FAMILIES.  THE INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF

15    ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT GROUPS, INFORMATION REGARDING THE ELIGIBIL-

16    ITY CRITERIA INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY NUMERICAL SCORING

17    SYSTEMS FOR ALL FEDERAL WAIVER PROGRAMS OFFERED IN MICHIGAN FOR

18    WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES MAY QUALIFY

19    FOR ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER INFORMATION OF INTEREST TO RECIPIENTS

20    AND THEIR FAMILIES.  THE PAMPHLET SHALL INCLUDE THE NAME,

21    ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION DESIGNATED BY

22    THE GOVERNOR UNDER SECTION 931 TO PROVIDE PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY

23    FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OR MENTAL ILLNESS.

24    A COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM SHALL DISTRIBUTE THE

25    PAMPHLET DESCRIBED IN THIS SUBSECTION TO EACH RECIPIENT RECEIVING

26    SERVICES FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY THROUGH THE COMMUNITY





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 1    MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM AND, IF APPLICABLE, TO THE

 2    GUARDIAN OR THE PARENT OF A RECIPIENT WHO IS A MINOR.




















































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