Informal or formal voluntary admission; authorization by preadmission screening unit.

Sec. 410. Except as otherwise provided in section 402a, an individual who requests, applies for, or assents to either informal or formal voluntary admission to a hospital or outpatient treatment program operated by the department or a hospital or outpatient treatment program under contract with a community mental health services program may be considered for admission by the hospital or outpatient treatment program only after authorization by a community mental health services preadmission screening unit.