January 27, 2005, Introduced by Senators HAMMERSTROM, JOHNSON, SIKKEMA, GEORGE, KUIPERS, STAMAS and VAN WOERKOM and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled
"Mental health code,"
by amending section 204 (MCL 330.1204), as amended by 1995 PA 290.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
204. (1) A Except as
provided in subsection (4), a
community mental health services program established under this
chapter shall be a county community mental health agency, a
community mental health organization, or a community mental health
authority. A county community mental health agency is an official
county agency. A community mental health organization or a
community mental health authority is a public governmental entity
separate from the county or counties that establish it.
(2) Procedures and policies for a community mental health
organization or a community mental health authority shall be set by
the board of the community mental health services program.
Procedures and policies for a county community mental health agency
shall be set by the board of commissioners or boards of
commissioners as prescribed in this subsection. If a county
community mental health services agency represents a single county,
the county's board of commissioners shall determine the procedures
and policies that shall be applicable to the agency. If a county
community mental health services agency represents 2 or more
counties, the boards of commissioners of the represented counties
shall by agreement determine the procedures and policies that shall
be applicable to the agency. In a charter county with an elected
county executive, the county executive shall determine the
procedures and policies that shall be applicable to the agency.
(3) The procedures and policies for multicounty community
mental health services programs shall not take effect until at
least 3 public hearings on the proposed procedures and policies
have been held.
(4) Beginning October 1, 2005, in order to qualify for state
support under section 202, if a single charter county that has
situated totally within that county a city having a population of
at least 500,000 establishes a community mental health services
program, that community mental health services program shall be
established as a community mental health authority as specified
under section 205.