Michigan Laws 330.1515 – Individual with intellectual disability; court order; criteria for admission
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 330.1515
- Court: means the probate court or the court with responsibility with regard to mental health matters for the county in which an individual with a developmental disability resides or was found. See Michigan Laws 330.1500
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- Treatment: means admission into an appropriate treatment facility or an outpatient program of care and treatment suitable to the individual's needs under the supervision of a psychiatrist that is developed in accordance with person-centered planning under section 712. See Michigan Laws 330.1500
A court may order appropriate outpatient treatment or admission into an appropriate treatment facility of an individual 18 years of age or older if the individual has been diagnosed as an individual with an intellectual disability and either of the following applies:
(a) The individual can be reasonably expected within the near future to intentionally or unintentionally seriously physically injure himself, herself, or another person, and has overtly acted in a manner substantially supportive of that expectation.
(b) The individual has been arrested and charged with an offense that was a result of the intellectual disability.