{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-330.1408","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1408","heading":"Return of patient to hospital; conditions; notification of peace officers or security transport officers; protective custody; notice of opportunity to appeal.","body":"Sec. 408.\n\n(1) An individual is subject to being returned to a hospital if both of the following circumstances exist:\n\n(a) The individual was admitted to the hospital by judicial order.\n\n(b) The individual has left the hospital without authorization, or has refused a lawful request to return to the hospital while on an authorized leave or other authorized absence from the hospital.\n\n(2) The hospital director may notify a peace officer or a security transport officer that an individual is subject to being returned to the hospital. Upon notification by the hospital director, a peace officer must take the individual into protective custody. After the individual is taken into protective custody, a police officer or security transport officer must transport the individual to a hospital.\n\n(3) An opportunity for appeal, and notice of that opportunity, must be provided to an individual who objects to being returned from any authorized leave in excess of 10 days.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 330","Act Act-258-of-1974"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-330-1408","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"855c17d1d1a112bb5dfc00185084a30b5ef763ea76838d6507924ba638bee422","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-330.1407","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-330.1409"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}