(1) For a person confined in a place of detention operated by a political subdivision of the state and who requests mental health services, mental health services shall be provided by the appropriate community mental health program pursuant to the responsibilities described in section 206.
    (2) The department of mental health shall promulgate rules pursuant to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being section 24.201 to 24.315 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, establishing a procedure for the voluntary admission into a state mental health facility of a person confined in a place of detention operated by a political subdivision of the state.

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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 330.2002a

  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
    (3) The involuntary admission into a state mental health facility of a person confined in a place of detention operated by a political subdivision of the state shall be governed by section 423 to 444.