Sec. 483.
(1) The results of each periodic review shall be made part of the individual's record, and shall be filed within 5 days of the review in the form of a written report with the court that last ordered the individual's treatment, and within those 5 days, the executive director or director of the hospital or treatment program with which private reimbursement arrangements have been made shall give notice of the results of the review and information on the individual's right to petition for discharge to the individual, the individual's attorney, the individual's guardian, and the individual's nearest relative or a person designated by the individual.
(2) An individual under a 1-year order of involuntary mental health treatment or a person designated by the individual may submit a complaint to the provider of services at any time regarding the quality and appropriateness of the treatment provided. A copy of each complaint and the provider's response to each complaint shall be submitted to the executive director or director of the private program and the court along with the written report required by subsection (1).
History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Nov. 6, 1974 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 117, Eff. Mar. 31, 1987 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 588, Imd. Eff. Jan. 21, 1997
Last modified: October 10, 2016