INSTRUCTIONS: MICHIGAN ORDER APPOINTING PHYSICIAN/VISITOR/MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL (Form PC 629)

The form discussed in this article is issued by a Michigan court to appoint an examining physician, visitor or examining mental health professional be appointed for proceedings related to the appointment of a guardian or conservator. This document can be obtained from the website maintained by the Michigan Courts system.

Michigan Order Appointing Physician/Visitor/Mental Health Professional PC 629 Step 1: Where indicated, enter the file number.

Michigan Order Appointing Physician/Visitor/Mental Health Professional PC 629 Step 2: On the first blank line, enter the name of the individual for whom a guardian or conservator is being considered.

Michigan Order Appointing Physician/Visitor/Mental Health Professional PC 629 Step 3: Check the first box if the person named is an alleged incapacitated individual.

Michigan Order Appointing Physician/Visitor/Mental Health Professional PC 629 Step 4: Check the second box if the person named is an individual alleged to need protection.

Michigan Order Appointing Physician/Visitor/Mental Health Professional PC 629 Step 5: On line 1, enter the date of the hearing, the judge and their bar number.

Michigan Order Appointing Physician/Visitor/Mental Health Professional PC 629 Step 6: On line 2, enter the date, time and location of the hearing at which the petition to appoint a guardian or conservator will be considered.

Michigan Order Appointing Physician/Visitor/Mental Health Professional PC 629 Step 7: Check the first box on line 3 if an examining physician is being appointed.

Michigan Order Appointing Physician/Visitor/Mental Health Professional PC 629 Step 8: Check the second box if a visitor is being appointed.

Michigan Order Appointing Physician/Visitor/Mental Health Professional PC 629 Step 9: Check the third box if appointing an examining mental health professional.

Michigan Order Appointing Physician/Visitor/Mental Health Professional PC 629 Step 10: On line 4, enter the name, address and telephone number of the examining physician, visitor or examining mental health professional being appointed. Indicate which with a check mark.

Michigan Order Appointing Physician/Visitor/Mental Health Professional PC 629 Step 11: Check box 5a if appointing a visitor. Check box 5b if appointing a physician or mental health professional.

Michigan Order Appointing Physician/Visitor/Mental Health Professional PC 629 Step 12: Check box 6 if the visitor, mental health professional or physician must be present at the hearing.