Sec. 415.
Subject to section 410, an individual 18 years of age or over may be hospitalized as a formal voluntary patient if the individual executes an application for hospitalization as a formal voluntary patient or the individual assents and the full guardian of the individual, the limited guardian with authority to admit, or a patient advocate authorized by the individual to make mental health treatment decisions under the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.1101 to 700.8102, executes an application for hospitalization and if the hospital director considers the individual to be clinically suitable for that form of hospitalization.
History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Nov. 6, 1974 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 186, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1984 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 557, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 2005
Last modified: October 10, 2016