Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1702 (2026)

Receipt of mental health services; rights, benefits, privileges, and competency not affected.

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MENTAL HEALTH CODE

Act 258 of 1974

330.1702 Receipt of mental health services; rights, benefits, privileges, and competency not affected.

Sec. 702.

(1) The receipt of mental health services, a determination that an individual meets the criteria of a person requiring treatment or for judicial admission, or any form of admission to a facility including by judicial order shall not be used to deprive an individual of his or her rights, benefits, or privileges.

(2) The receipt of mental health services, a determination that an individual meets the criteria of a person requiring treatment or for judicial admission, or any form of admission to a facility including by judicial order does not constitute a determination or adjudication that the individual is incompetent as that term is used in other statutes.

History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Aug. 6, 1975 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1986–1986 · leading case: Local 567 Am. Fed'n of State, Cnty., & Mun. Employees v. Michigan Council 25, Am. Fed'n of State, Cnty., & Mun. Employees, 635 F. Supp. 1010 (E.D. Mich. 1986).

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Local 567 Am. Fed'n of State, Cnty., & Mun. Employees v. Michigan Council 25, Am. Fed'n of State, Cnty., & Mun. Employees, 635 F. Supp. 1010 (E.D. Mich. 1986). “§ 330.1702 recognizes that the rights of recipients of mental health care are not diminished by reason of their residing in a state institution.”

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