February 19, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Hopgood, Lipsey, Law, Vagnozzi, Minore and Tobocman and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled
"Mental health code,"
(MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106) by adding section 154.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 154. (1) The department shall establish a facility for
2 the purpose of providing treatment to an individual who meets
3 both of the following criteria:
4 (a) The individual is an adult who has a serious mental
5 illness or developmental disability.
6 (b) Under the rules promulgated according to section 153, the
7 individual has been determined unsuitable for placement into a
8 community based dependent living setting by an agency responsible
9 for making a placement decision.
10 (2) The department may operate the facility directly or
11 through a contractual arrangement with a private vendor. The
1 department may enter into an agreement, contract, or arrangement
2 with an individual or a public or private entity as necessary to
3 achieve the provisions of this section.