Michigan probate courts require the PCM 208 when an examiner reports whether an individual is a person requiring treatment under the Mental Health Code. A clinician meets it when examining someone named in a petition (PCM 201) or after a court-ordered examination. The examiner either transmits a clinical certificate supporting hospitalization, assisted outpatient treatment or both, or reports that a certificate is not warranted.
A psychiatrist, licensed psychologist or physician completes the whole two-page report and certificate and signs under the penalties of perjury, noting the time of signing.
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Report on Examination and Clinical Certificate
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A printed statement explaining that the examiner is authorized by law to advise the court whether the person has a mental condition needing treatment, whether in a hospital or as outpatient care, and that the examiner may have to tell the court what they observe and hear.
Mental illness plus one of three findings: a reasonable expectation of serious physical injury to self or others, inability to attend to basic physical needs, or judgment so impaired that unwillingness to follow treatment presents a substantial risk of significant harm. Each requires facts in support.
The examiner certifies not being related by blood or marriage to the individual, or to anyone who has filed or is known to be planning to file a petition in the case. The signer must be a psychiatrist, licensed psychologist or physician authorized by law to certify the individual's mental condition.