Residential Treatment Plan Observation Requirement

Current understanding

HB5724 (103rd Michigan Legislature) proposes to amend the Probate Code (1939 PA 288) by adding section 18u to Chapter XIIA, which governs juvenile proceedings, to require the state department to observe residential treatment plans for children placed under that chapter. The bill is at the introduced stage; who gains or loses is not yet clear from the introduction, though the intent appears to strengthen state oversight of residential placements for children in the juvenile/child welfare system.

Evidence log

• 2026-02-26 — Mental health: facilities; licensure for adult residential psychiatric programs; provide for. Creates new act.: cross-connection with adult-residential-psychiatric-licensure: Both address oversight of residential behavioral health treatment settings for adults. (novelty: 3)

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