Sec. 452.
The court shall fix a date for every hearing convened under this chapter. The hearing shall be convened promptly, but not more than 7 days, excluding Sundays and holidays, after the court's receipt of any of the following:
(a) An application for hospitalization, which shall serve as a petition for a determination that an individual is a person requiring treatment, a clinical certificate executed by a physician or a licensed psychologist, and a clinical certificate executed by a psychiatrist.
(b) A petition for a determination that an individual is a person requiring treatment, a clinical certificate executed by a physician or a licensed psychologist, and a clinical certificate executed by a psychiatrist.
(c) A petition for a determination that an individual continues to be a person requiring treatment and a clinical certificate executed by a psychiatrist.
(d) A petition for discharge filed under section 484.
(e) A petition for discharge filed under section 485 and a physician's or a licensed psychologist's clinical certificate.
(f) A demand or notification that a hearing that has been temporarily deferred under section 455(5) be convened.
History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Nov. 6, 1974 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 346, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1976 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 402, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1982 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 118, Eff. Mar. 31, 1987 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Last modified: October 10, 2016