Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1420 (2026)

Continuing hospitalization or mental health treatment where notice of termination not withdrawn; filing petition with court; clinical certificates; hearings.

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MENTAL HEALTH CODE

Act 258 of 1974

330.1420 Continuing hospitalization or mental health treatment where notice of termination not withdrawn; filing petition with court; clinical certificates; hearings.

Sec. 420.

If a written notice of termination of mental health treatment is given to a hospital or provider of mental health treatment under section 419, if the notice is not withdrawn, and if the hospital director or provider of mental health treatment determines that the patient is a person requiring treatment and should remain in the hospital or continue to receive mental health treatment, the hospital director, provider of mental health treatment, or other suitable person shall within 3 days after receipt of the notice file a petition with the court that complies with section 434. The petition shall be accompanied by 1 clinical certificate executed by a psychiatrist and 1 clinical certificate executed by either a physician or a licensed psychologist. If a petition is filed, the hospital or provider of mental health may continue hospitalization or mental health treatment of the patient pending hearings convened under sections 451 to 465.

History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Nov. 6, 1974 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 402, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1982 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 320, Eff. Feb. 14, 2017 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 595, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1988–2025 · leading case: Canon v. Thumudo, 422 N.W.2d 688 (Mich. 1988).

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Canon v. Thumudo, 422 N.W.2d 688 (Mich. 1988). “” MCL 330.1420; MSA 14.800(420). The relevant language in MCL 330.”

In Re Kkw (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “4 To support her position, respondent relies on MCL 330.1420, which in relevant part requires that the petition for mental health treatment be accompanied by one clinical certificate of a psychiatrist and one clinical certificate signed by either a physician or licensed…”

In Re Car (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “Respondent notes that the pertinent statutes, MCL 330.1420 and MCL 330.1401, are written in the present tense, which means that the probate court must look at respondent’s present circumstances instead of circumstances that existed under a prior court order.”

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