Sec. 428.
If a person who executed an application for hospitalization of an individual is unable after reasonable effort to secure an examination of the individual by a physician or a licensed psychologist, the application may be presented to the court. If the court is satisfied that the application is reasonable and in full compliance with section 424, and that a reasonable effort was made to secure an examination, the court may order the individual to be examined at a preadmission screening unit designated by the community mental health services program. If it considers it necessary, the court may also order a peace officer to take the individual into protective custody and transport the individual immediately to a preadmission screening unit designated by the community mental health services program for the examination and possible referral on to the hospital.
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