Sec. 208.
(1) Services provided by a community mental health services program shall be directed to individuals who have a serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or developmental disability.
(2) Services may be directed to individuals who have other mental disorders that meet criteria specified in the most recent diagnostic and statistical manual of mental health disorders published by the American psychiatric association and may also be directed to the prevention of mental disability and the promotion of mental health. Resources that have been specifically designated to community mental health services programs for services to individuals with dementia, alcoholism, or substance use disorder or for the prevention of mental disability and the promotion of mental health shall be utilized for those specific purposes.
(3) Priority shall be given to the provision of services to individuals with the most severe forms of serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, and developmental disability. Priority shall also be given to the provision of services to individuals with a serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or developmental disability in urgent or emergency situations.
(4) An individual shall not be denied a service because an individual who is financially liable is unable to pay for the service.
History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Aug. 6, 1975 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 166, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1978 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 500, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2012
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 330 - Mental Health Code
Act 258 of 1974 - Mental Health Code (330.1001 - 330.2106)
258-1974-2 - Chapter 2 County Community Mental Health Programs (330.1200...330.1246)
Section 330.1200 - Repealed. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996.
Section 330.1200a - “Charter County” Defined.
Section 330.1204b - Regional Entity.
Section 330.1205 - Community Mental Health Authority.
Section 330.1206 - Community Mental Health Services Program; Purpose; Services.
Section 330.1207 - Diversion From Jail Incarceration.
Section 330.1207c - Jail Diversion Fund.
Section 330.1207d - Behavioral Health Jail Diversion Grant Program; Annual Report; Definitions.
Section 330.1207e - Community Crisis Response Grant Program; Definitions.
Section 330.1207f - Community Crisis Response Grant Program; Annual Report.
Section 330.1208 - Individuals to Which Service Directed; Priorities; Denial of Service Prohibited.
Section 330.1209 - Repealed. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996.
Section 330.1214 - Board; County Representation.
Section 330.1216 - Repealed. 2012, Act 376, Mar. 28, 2013.
Section 330.1218 - Joining Established Services Program.
Section 330.1220 - Services Program; Termination of Participation; Notice.
Section 330.1221 - Repealed. 1990, Act 263, Eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
Section 330.1224 - Board; Terms of Members; Vacancy; Removal From Office; Compensation; Expenses.
Section 330.1226a - Board; Special Fund Account.
Section 330.1227 - School-to-Community Transition Services.
Section 330.1228 - Board; Contracts.
Section 330.1231 - Medical Director; Appointment; Duties.
Section 330.1232b - Specialty Prepaid Health Plans.
Section 330.1234 - Services Program; Review of Proposed Contract and Operating Budget; Criteria.
Section 330.1236 - Services Program; Review of Expenditures; Withdrawal of Funds.
Section 330.1240 - Expenditures Eligible for State Financial Support.
Section 330.1241 - Adult Foster Care Facilities; Expenses Eligible for State Financial Support.
Section 330.1242 - Expenditures Ineligible for State Financial Support.
Section 330.1244 - Additional Powers and Duties of Department.
Section 330.1245 - Granting Staff Privileges to Psychiatrists.
Section 330.1246 - Repealed. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996.