Section 330.1505 - Evaluation of competency to execute application for administrative admission; notice; petition for appointment of plenary or partial guardian. - Michigan Statutes

MENTAL HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 258 of 1974

330.1505 Evaluation of competency to execute application for administrative admission; notice; petition for appointment of plenary or partial guardian.

Sec. 505.

(1) Six months prior to the eighteenth birthday of each resident in a center, the resident shall be evaluated by the center for the purpose of determining whether he or she is competent to execute an application for administrative admission.

(2) If it is determined by the center that the resident is not competent to execute an application for administrative admission, or otherwise requires the protective services of a guardian, a parent, or if none, another interested person or entity, the parent, guardian, or interested party shall be notified and requested to file a petition for the appointment of a plenary or partial guardian. If a petition is not filed, the center may, but need not, file a petition.

History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Nov. 6, 1974 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996