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Michigan House passes package to update mental health code, expands evaluators and family access
Summary
The Michigan House approved three bills updating the state mental health code to clarify law-enforcement responsibilities during protective custody, broaden who can perform clinical evaluations and increase family access to hospital communications; each bill passed on recorded votes and was ordered for immediate effect.
The Michigan House on March 17 advanced a set of bills aimed at modernizing the state's mental health code, lawmakers said, with measures designed to speed clinical evaluations, expand the pool of qualified evaluators and strengthen family access to hospital communications.
Representative Steele, speaking in support on the House floor, said the bills clarify the role of peace officers when individuals are taken into protective custody during a mental health crisis and allow…
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