SB-0622, As Passed House, September 30, 2007

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 622

     A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled

"Mental health code,"

by amending section 1003 (MCL 330.2003), as amended by 1993 PA 252.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 1003. The department of corrections shall establish and

operate the corrections mental health program to provide mental

health services for prisoners who are mentally retarded or mentally

ill and need those services. The director of the department of

mental health shall review the program's structure, content,

quality standards, and implementation. The department of

corrections may contract with the department of mental health or

third-party providers to operate the corrections mental health

program. The department of corrections shall not contract with any

other provider to operate the program. The director of the

department of corrections shall appoint the director of the

corrections mental health program. The director of the corrections

mental health program shall be an individual with an advanced

degree in a mental health field and a minimum of 5 years'

experience in a mental health field.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless all of the following bills of the 94th Legislature are

enacted into law:

     (a) House Bill No. 5194.

     (b) House Bill No. 5198.