Michigan SB1115 amends mental health laws to enhance recipient rights protections and complaint procedures.

Michigan SB1115 amends sections 772, 776, and 778 of the 1974 Public Act 258, enhancing protections for mental health recipients. The bill mandates that complaints alleging abuse, neglect, serious injury, or death be submitted within 24 hours. It requires the office to record and investigate each complaint accurately, issuing a written status report every 30 days. The office must complete investigations within 90 days, using a preponderance of evidence to determine if a right was violated. The bill also allows for reopening or reinvestigating complaints with new evidence.

Michigan SB1115 amends mental health laws to enhance recipient rights protections and complaint procedures.

Michigan SB1115 amends sections 772, 776, and 778 of the 1974 Public Act 258, enhancing protections for mental health recipients. The bill mandates that complaints alleging abuse, neglect, serious injury, or death be submitted within 24 hours. It requires the office to record and investigate each complaint accurately, issuing a written status report every 30 days. The office must complete investigations within 90 days, using a preponderance of evidence to determine if a right was violated. The bill also allows for reopening or reinvestigating complaints with new evidence.