MI HB5819

Expands authority of full and limited guardians under the Estates and Protected Individuals Code to execute written consent for mental health treatment on behalf of individuals found legally incapacitated, without requiring separate hospitalization applications.

Modifies consent procedures for formal voluntary mental health treatment by allowing written consent from the individual, a full/limited guardian with authority to consent, or a patient advocate, eliminating previous application form requirements.

Changes terminology throughout the mental health code from "hospitalization" to "mental health treatment" to encompass outpatient and other non-hospital mental health services.

Requires oral communication and written copies of patient rights during mental health treatment commencement, including the right to object to treatment, to be provided to the patient and the individual who executed consent.

Takes effect 90 days after enactment, but only if House Bill 5818 of the 99th Legislature is also enacted into law.