Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.500 (2026)

Department of mental health; creation.

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EXECUTIVE ORGANIZATION ACT OF 1965

Act 380 of 1965

16.500 Department of mental health; creation.

Sec. 400.

There is hereby created a department of mental health.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965

TransferOfPowers Notes:

See MCL 16.731.

PopularName Notes:

Act 380

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2004–2004 · leading case: In re Blackshear, 262 Mich. App. 101 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004).

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In re Blackshear, 262 Mich. App. 101 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). “1102; see also MCL 16.500. We conclude that the court erred when it determined that the CMHA and the Department of Community Health were one and the same, and when it subjected the CMHA to the order without determining whether the CMHA was officially certified by the Department…”

Matter of Blackshear, 686 N.W.2d 280 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). “1102; see also MCL 16.500. We conclude that the court erred when it determined that the CMHA and the Department of Community Health were one and the same, and when it subjected the CMHA to the order without determining whether the CMHA was officially certified by the Department…”

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