HOUSE BILL No. 5528


     March 21, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Bob Brown, Schermesser, Woodward, Switalski, Spade, Jamnick, Jacobs, Thomas, Scott
and Hale and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.


        A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

   "Public health code,"

   (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 6234.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 6234.  (1) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SECTION

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      6233(3), IF A CLIENT OF A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR THE TREATMENT

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      OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE LICENSED UNDER THIS ARTICLE IS IN THE RESIDEN-

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      TIAL PROGRAM AS A CONDITION OF PROBATION OR PAROLE OR AS A SEN-

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      TENCING ALTERNATIVE TO IMPRISONMENT, THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM

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      SHALL PROVIDE 24-HOUR-A-DAY ON-SITE STAFF SUPERVISION OF THAT

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      CLIENT.

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           (2) A LICENSEE UNDER THIS ARTICLE ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF

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      THE AMENDATORY ACT THAT ADDED THIS SECTION MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE

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      WITH SUBSECTION (1) WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE




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      AMENDATORY ACT THAT ADDED THIS SECTION, OR AT THE TIME OF RENEWAL

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      OF THE LICENSEE'S LICENSE UNDER THIS PART, WHICHEVER IS EARLIER.

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           (3) AN APPLICANT FOR AN INITIAL LICENSE UNDER THIS PART

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      SHALL INCLUDE WITH THE APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE AN AFFIRMATIVE

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      STATEMENT THAT 24-HOUR-A-DAY ON-SITE STAFF SUPERVISION WILL BE

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      PROVIDED IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUBSECTION (1), ALONG WITH A WRITTEN

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      PLAN PROVIDING STAFF SUFFICIENT TO COMPLY WITH SUBSECTION (1).










































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