Section 333.6107 - Definitions; S to T.
PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 368 of 1978
333.6107 Definitions; S to T.
Sec. 6107.
(1) “Staff” means an individual working, with or without remuneration, in or for an approved service program or emergency medical service.
(2) “State administered funds” means revenues identified in section 6203(b) and other moneys appropriated by the state legislature exclusively for the purposes provided for in this article.
(3) “Substance abuse” means the taking of alcohol or other drugs at dosages that place an individual's social, economic, psychological, and physical welfare in potential hazard or to the extent that an individual loses the power of self-control as a result of the use of alcohol or drugs, or while habitually under the influence of alcohol or drugs, endangers public health, morals, safety, or welfare, or a combination thereof.
(4) “Substance abuse prevention services” means those services which reduce the risk of individuals developing problems that could require entry into the substance abuse treatment system, including crisis intervention for potential substance abusers.
(5) “Substance abuse treatment and rehabilitation services” means the providing of identifiable services including:
(a) Crisis intervention counseling services for individuals who are current or former substance abusers.
(b) Referral services for individuals who are substance abusers, their families, and the general public.
(c) Planned treatment services, including chemotherapy, counseling, or rehabilitation for individuals physiologically or psychologically dependent upon or abusing alcohol or drugs.
(6) “Transfer facility” means a facility designated by the administrator which is physically located in a jail or lockup and which is staffed by at least 1 designated representative when in use pursuant to this article.
(7) “Treatment” means an emergency, outpatient, intermediate, or inpatient service and care, and may include diagnostic evaluation, medical, psychiatric, psychological, social service care, and referral services which may be extended to an individual who is or appears to be incapacitated.
History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name: Act 368