Mich. Admin. Code R. 330.4089 - Discharge of involuntary patient

Rule 4089.

(1) Discharge shall constitute release of a patient from jurisdiction of a hospital, by action of the hospital director or by court order, or if the court rejects an application or petition or fails to hold a requested preliminary hearing or final hearing within the required time or a continuance was not granted. A patient discharged may not be returned to the hospital without a new order for admission or application for voluntary admission.

(2) When a patient is discharged, the hospital director shall report the change in status to the probate court which ordered admission and indicate in this report which of the following factors have brought about this discharge:

(a) Patient legally transferred out of state.

(b) Patient, in the opinion of the hospital director, not mentally ill.

(c) Patient not reasonably expected to seriously physically injure himself or others.

(d) Patient no longer clinically suitable for this form of hospitalization.

(e) Death of patient.

(f) Patient, on an order of continuing hospitalization, after 1 year of continuous leave.

(g) Any other reason acceptable under the act or procedures of the department.

Notes

Mich. Admin. Code R. 330.4089

1979 AC