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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 600.1099a

  • Mental health court: means any of the following:
    (i) A court-supervised treatment program for individuals who are diagnosed by a mental health professional with having a serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, co-occurring disorder, or developmental disability. See Michigan Laws 600.1090
  • 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
  •     (1) The supreme court is responsible for the expenditure of state funds for the establishment and operation of mental health courts.
        (2) Each mental health court shall report quarterly to the state court administrative office in a manner prescribed by the state court administrative office on the state funds received and expended by that mental health court.
        (3) The state court administrative office may establish an advisory committee. If established, this committee shall be separate from and independent of the state’s drug treatment court advisory committee.
        (4) As directed by the supreme court, the state court administrative office shall, in conjunction with the department of community health, assure that training and technical assistance are available and provided to all mental health courts.