REQUIRE CERTAIN ADULT MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES

House Bill 4125

Sponsor: Rep. Raymond Basham

Committee: Health Policy

Complete to 2-12-01

A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4125 AS INTRODUCED 1-31-01

The bill would add a new section to the Mental Health Code to require the Department of Community Health to establish a facility to treat adults with serious mental illnesses or developmental disabilities who had been determined under administrative rules to be unsuitable for placement into a community based dependent living setting by an agency responsible for making placement decisions. The department could operate the facility directly or through a contractual arrangement with a private vendor, and could enter into an agreement, contract, or arrangement with an individual or a public or private entity in order to establish such a facility.

MCL 330.1154

Analyst: S. Ekstrom

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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.