Psychotropic drug treatment; duties of prescriber or licensed health professional.

Sec. 719. Before initiating a course of psychotropic drug treatment for a recipient, the prescriber or a licensed health professional acting under the delegated authority of the prescriber shall do both of the following: Explain the specific risks and the most common adverse effects that have been associated with that drug. Provide the individual with a written summary of the most common adverse effects associated with that drug. History: Add. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996; Am. 1996, Act 588, Imd. Eff. Jan. 21, 1997