Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 330. Mental Health Code § 330.1971

Sec. 971. (1) The department shall provide for certification of crisis stabilization units under this chapter to provide crisis services in a community-based setting. An individual receiving services in a crisis stabilization unit is a recipient of mental health services under chapter 7  1 and is afforded all rights afforded to a recipient of mental health services.

(2) Crisis services include clinical services as a short-term alternative to inpatient psychiatric hospitalization provided by a mental health professional under the supervision of a psychiatrist in the least restrictive environment as determined by the mental health professional. The primary objective of crisis services is prompt assessment, stabilization, and determination of the appropriate level of care. The main desired outcome of crisis services is to avoid unnecessary hospitalization for an individual whose crisis may resolve with time, observation, and treatment.

(3) A psychiatric hospital or general hospital may establish and operate a crisis stabilization unit under this chapter. As used in this subsection, “general hospital” means hospital as that term is defined in section 20106 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20106.