HOUSE BILL No. 6116 September 17, 1998, Introduced by Reps. Baird, Freeman, Schauer, Martinez, DeHart, Vaughn, LaForge, Brater and Scott and referred to the Committee on Mental Health. A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled "Mental health code," (MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106) by adding section 119. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 SEC. 119. (1) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (2), IF A PATIENT IS 2 RELEASED FROM A HOSPITAL OR A CENTER OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT 3 WITHIN 240 DAYS BEFORE THE HOSPITAL OR CENTER IS CLOSED AND IS 4 TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL OR CENTER OR TO ANOTHER FACILITY, 5 THE DEPARTMENT SHALL FILE A REPORT WITH THE LEGISLATURE. THE 6 DEPARTMENT SHALL FILE THE REPORT BY JANUARY 15 OF THE YEAR FOL- 7 LOWING THE YEAR IN WHICH THE PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRED. THE 8 DEPARTMENT SHALL INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THE 9 REPORT: 10 (A) THE NAME OF THE FACILITY TO WHICH THE PATIENT WAS 11 TRANSFERRED. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "FACILITY" MEANS A 04780'97 * CPD 2 1 HOSPITAL LICENSED OR OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT, A CENTER 2 OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT, OR A DEPENDENT LIVING SETTING. 3 (B) THE LOCATION OF THE FACILITY TO WHICH THE PATIENT WAS 4 TRANSFERRED. 5 (C) THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS OR RESIDENTS IN THE FACILITY TO 6 WHICH THE PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRED AT THE TIME THE PATIENT WAS 7 TRANSFERRED. 8 (D) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS TRANSFERRED TO THAT FACIL- 9 ITY FROM THE HOSPITAL OR CENTER THAT CLOSED. 10 (E) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS TRANSFERRED FROM THE HOSPI- 11 TAL OR CENTER THAT CLOSED WHO RECEIVED COMMUNITY PLACEMENTS, BUT 12 WHOSE PLACEMENT PLANS NOTED BARRIERS TO COMMUNITY PLACEMENT. 13 (2) BY JANUARY 15, 1999, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL FILE A REPORT 14 WITH EACH HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL INCLUDE 15 IN THE REPORT ALL OF THE INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) 16 PERTAINING TO EACH PATIENT RELEASED FROM THE CLINTON VALLEY 17 CENTER, THE DETROIT PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE, AND THE PHEASANT RIDGE 18 CENTER WITHIN THE 240 DAYS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE CLOSURE OF 19 EACH OF THOSE FACILITIES IN CALENDAR YEAR 1997. 04780'97 * Final page. CPD