MI HB5731

Crisis stabilization units providing emergency behavioral health services would be exempt from substance use disorder licensing requirements under Part 62 of the Public Health Code, expanding the definition of "approved service program" to include facilities that are licensed or exempt from licensure.

The bill amends the Mental Health Code's definition of "program" for substance use disorder services to include hospitals, clinics, organizations, or health professionals that are either licensed or exempt from licensure.

Section 973 of the Mental Health Code (MCL 330.1973) would be repealed, removing existing provisions related to substance use disorder licensing.

The legislation is a tie-bar bill that only takes effect if House Bill 5729 is also enacted into law.

Various gender-neutral language updates are included throughout the amended sections, replacing phrases like "his or her" with "the individual's."