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HB4219 • 2026

Mental health: recipient rights; informed consent requirements for mental health treatment; provide for. Amends sec. 416 of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1416).

Mental health: recipient rights; informed consent requirements for mental health treatment; provide for. Amends sec. 416 of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1416).

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Sponsor
Jamie Thompson (District 28)
Last action
2025-09-09
Official status
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the content changes or implementation methods for informed consent requirements in mental health treatments.

Rules for Informed Consent in Mental Health Treatment

This law changes the rules about getting informed consent before giving mental health treatment.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes how people must be told about their rights when they get mental health care.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who get mental health care
  • Doctors and other people who give mental health treatments

Terms To Know

Informed Consent
When a patient agrees to medical treatment after being told about what the treatment is, how it works, and any risks.
Mental Health Treatment
Care given by doctors or therapists to help people with mental health issues like depression or anxiety.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact details of how new informed consent requirements will be implemented.
  • It is unclear when this law might become active if it passes.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

H-1

5

reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)

Plain English: reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) 5

  • The official amendment file could not be read automatically during the last sync, so only the official amendment metadata is shown right now.

Bill History

  1. 2025-09-09 SJ 74 Pg. 906

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  2. 2025-09-09 SJ 74 Pg. 906

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES

  3. 2025-09-04 HJ 79 Pg. 911

    read a third time

  4. 2025-09-04 HJ 79 Pg. 911

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #196 Yeas 103 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 5

  5. 2025-09-04 HJ 79 Pg. 911

    transmitted

  6. 2025-07-24 HJ 67 Pg. 807

    read a second time

  7. 2025-07-24 HJ 67 Pg. 807

    substitute (H-1) adopted

  8. 2025-07-24 HJ 67 Pg. 807

    placed on third reading

  9. 2025-06-04 HJ 53 Pg. 660

    reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)

  10. 2025-06-04 HJ 53 Pg. 660

    referred to second reading

  11. 2025-03-13 HJ 27 Pg. 243

    bill electronically reproduced 03/12/2025

  12. 2025-03-12 HJ 26 Pg. 235

    introduced by Representative Rep. Jamie Thompson

  13. 2025-03-12 HJ 26 Pg. 235

    read a first time

  14. 2025-03-12 HJ 26 Pg. 235

    referred to Committee on Health Policy

Official Summary Text

Mental health: recipient rights; informed consent requirements for mental health treatment; provide for. Amends sec. 416 of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1416).