May 7, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Hammon, Meisner, Kathleen Law, Miller, Simpson, Leland, Robert Jones, Vagnozzi, Jackson, Young, Byrnes, Rick Jones, Green, Polidori, Gonzales, Garfield, Wenke, Meadows, Alma Smith and Clack and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled
"Mental health code,"
(MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106) by adding section 721.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 721. The department or, if applicable, other state
department responsible for conducting medicaid fair hearings shall
assure that any hearing related to a community mental health
services program utilizes and records consultative input and
opinion regarding the case's merits from a mental health
professional, who shall have no employment, contractual, or other
relationship with any community mental health services program,
before rendering a hearing determination.