Sec. 515.
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.
History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Nov. 6, 1974 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 72, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 2014 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 596, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 330 - Mental Health Code
Act 258 of 1974 - Mental Health Code (330.1001 - 330.2106)
Section 330.1515 - Individual With Intellectual Disability; Court Order; Criteria for Admission.
Section 330.1518 - Findings; Disposition.
Section 330.1519 - Alternative Care and Treatment.
Section 330.1520 - Adequate and Appropriate Treatment Required; Inquiry.
Section 330.1521 - Preference as to Facilities.
Section 330.1522 - Compensation for Independent Medical or Psychological Examiner.