Section 330.1423 - Hospitalization pending certification by psychiatrist; application and physician's or psychologist's clinical certificate.
MENTAL HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 258 of 1974
330.1423 Hospitalization pending certification by psychiatrist; application and physician's or psychologist's clinical certificate.
Sec. 423.
A hospital designated by the department or by a community mental health services program shall hospitalize an individual presented to the hospital, pending receipt of a clinical certificate by a psychiatrist stating that the individual is a person requiring treatment, if an application, a physician's or a licensed psychologist's clinical certificate, and an authorization by a preadmission screening unit have been executed.
History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Nov. 6, 1974 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 402, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1982 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996