Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1498b

Current through Public Act 148 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 330.1498b - Definitions; C to M

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

(a) "Court" means the probate court or the court with responsibility with regard to mental health services for the county in which a minor who has requested hospitalization, for whom a request for hospitalization has been made, or who has been hospitalized pursuant to this chapter either resides or was found.
(b) "Minor requiring treatment" means either of the following:
(i) A minor with a substantial disorder of thought or mood that significantly impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to cope with the ordinary demands of life.
(ii) A minor having a severe or persistent emotional condition characterized by seriously impaired personality development, individual adjustment, social adjustment, or emotional growth, which is demonstrated in behavior symptomatic of that impairment.

MCL 330.1498b

Add. 1984, Act 186, Imd. Eff. 7/3/1984 ;--Am. 1988, Act 155, Imd. Eff. 6/14/1988 ;--Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. 3/28/1996 .