Sec. 420.
If a written notice of termination of hospitalization is given to a hospital under section 419, if the notice is not withdrawn, and if the hospital director determines that the patient is a person requiring treatment as defined in section 401 and should remain in the hospital, the hospital director or other suitable person shall within 3 days, excluding Sundays and holidays, after the hospital's receipt of the notice, file an application with the court that complies with section 423. The application shall be accompanied by 1 clinical certificate executed by a psychiatrist and 1 clinical certificate executed by either a physician or a licensed psychologist. If an application is filed, the hospital may continue hospitalization of the patient pending hearings convened pursuant to sections 451 to 465.
History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Nov. 6, 1974 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 402, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1982 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Last modified: October 10, 2016