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MICHIGAN STATUTES AND CODES
Section 330.1756 - State recipient rights advisory committee; appointment by director.
Act 258 of 1974
330.1756 State recipient rights advisory committee; appointment by director.
Sec. 756.
(1) The director shall appoint a 12-member state recipient rights advisory committee. The membership of the committee shall be broadly based so as to best represent the varied perspectives of department staff, government officials, attorneys, community mental health services program staff, private providers, recipients, and recipient interest groups. At least 1/3 of the membership of the state recipient rights advisory committee shall be primary consumers or family members, and of that 1/3, at least 2 shall be primary consumers. In appointing members to the advisory committee, the director shall consider the recommendations of the director of the state office of recipient rights and individuals who are members of the recipient rights advisory committee.
(2) The state recipient rights advisory committee shall do all of the following:
(a) Meet at least quarterly, or more frequently as necessary, to carry out its responsibilities.
(b) Maintain a current list of members' names to be made available to individuals upon request.
(c) Maintain a current list of categories represented, to be made available to individuals upon request.
(d) Protect the state office of recipient rights from pressures that could interfere with the impartial, even-handed, and thorough performance of its functions.
(e) Recommend to the director of the department candidates for the position of director of the state office of recipient rights and consult with the director regarding any proposed dismissal of the director of the state office of recipient rights.
(f) Serve in an advisory capacity to the director of the department and the director of the state office of recipient rights.
(g) Review and provide comments on the report submitted by the state office of recipient rights to the department under section 754.
(3) Meetings of the state recipient rights advisory committee are subject to the open meetings act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Minutes shall be maintained and made available to individuals upon request.
History: Add. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996