September 26, 2013, Introduced by Senator SCHUITMAKER and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled
"Mental health code,"
(MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106) by adding section 207a; and to repeal
acts and parts of acts.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 207a. (1) Each county shall have a written interagency
agreement in place for a collaborative program to divert persons
with serious mental illness from justice system involvement to
treatment. Parties to the agreement shall include, at a minimum,
all of the following:
(a) The county sheriff's department.
(b) The county prosecutor's office.
(c) The community mental health services program that provides
services in that county.
(d) For a county that has a population of over 100,000, the
chief of police of any city within that county.
(e) For a county that has a population of over 100,000, the
city attorney of any city within that county.
(2) The interagency agreement referenced in subsection (1)
shall, at a minimum, cover all of the following areas:
(a) Guidelines for program eligibility.
(b) Interparty communication and coordination.
(c) Day-to-day program administration.
(d) Involvement of service consumers, family members, and
other stakeholders.
(e) How the program shall work with local courts.
(f) How the program shall address potential participants
before and after criminal charges have been filed.
(g) Resource sharing between the parties to the interagency
agreement.
(h)Screening and assessment procedures.
(i) Guidelines for case management.
(j) How the program described in subsection (1) will work with
local jails.
(k) Criteria for completing the program described in
subsection (1).
(l) Mental health treatment services that are available through
the program described in subsection (1).
(m) Procedures for first response to potential cases,
including response to crises.
(n) How the administrators of the program described in
subsection (1) will report the program's actions and outcomes to
the public.
(3) The department and other parties to the interagency
agreement may establish additional policies and procedures to be
included in the county interagency agreement required under this
section.
(4) The department and other parties to the interagency
agreement shall promulgate rules to implement this section
according to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA
306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, that include incentives for compliance
with the requirements of this section and sanctions for instances
of noncompliance with the requirements of this section.
Enacting section 1. Section 207 of the mental health code,
1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1207, is repealed.