Section 722.621 – Short Title.
722.621 Short title. Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “child protection law”. History: 1975, Act 238, Eff. Oct. 1, 1975
Section 722.622 – Definitions.
722.622 Definitions. Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) “Adult foster care location authorized to care for a child” means an adult foster care family home or adult foster care small group home as defined in section 3 of the adult foster care facility licensing act, 1979 PA 218, MCL 400.703, in which a […]
Section 722.623 – Individual Required to Report Child Abuse or Neglect; Report by Telephone or Online Reporting System; Written Report; Contents; Transmitting Report to Centralized Intake; Copies to Prosecuting Attorney and Probate Court; Conditions Requiring Transmission of Report to Law Enforcement Agency; Pregnancy or Presence of Sexually Transmitted Infection in Child Less Than 12 Years of Age; Exposure to or Contact With Methamphetamine Production.
722.623 Individual required to report child abuse or neglect; report by telephone or online reporting system; written report; contents; transmitting report to centralized intake; copies to prosecuting attorney and probate court; conditions requiring transmission of report to law enforcement agency; pregnancy or presence of sexually transmitted infection in child less than 12 years of age; […]
Section 722.623a – Knowledge or Suspicion of Alcohol, Controlled Substance, or Metabolite of Controlled Substance in Body of Newborn Infant; Report Required; Exception.
722.623a Knowledge or suspicion of alcohol, controlled substance, or metabolite of controlled substance in body of newborn infant; report required; exception. Sec. 3a. In addition to the reporting requirement in section 3, a person who is required to report suspected child abuse or neglect under section 3(1) and who knows, or from the child’s symptoms […]
Section 722.624 – Persons Permitted to Report Child Abuse or Neglect.
722.624 Persons permitted to report child abuse or neglect. Sec. 4. In addition to those persons required to report child abuse or neglect under section 3, any person, including a child, who has reasonable cause to suspect child abuse or neglect may report the matter to the department or a law enforcement agency. History: 1975, […]
Section 722.625 – Identity of Reporting Person; Confidentiality; Disclosure; Immunity; Good Faith Presumed.
722.625 Identity of reporting person; confidentiality; disclosure; immunity; good faith presumed. Sec. 5. Except for records available under section 7(1)(a), (b), and (n), the identity of a reporting person is confidential subject to disclosure only with the consent of that person or by judicial process. A person acting in good faith who makes a report, […]
Section 722.626 – Detention of Child in Temporary Protective Custody; Preliminary Hearing; Examinations; Report; Medical Evaluation.
722.626 Detention of child in temporary protective custody; preliminary hearing; examinations; report; medical evaluation. Sec. 6. (1) If a child suspected of being abused or neglected is admitted to a hospital or brought to a hospital for outpatient services and the attending physician determines that the release of the child would endanger the child’s health […]
Section 722.627 – Availability of Confidential Record; Closed Court Proceeding Not Required; Release of Reports Compiled by Law Enforcement Agency; Information Obtained by Citizen Review Panel; Release or Inspection of Documents From Another Agency or Organization; Sharing of Information or Records.
722.627 Availability of confidential record; closed court proceeding not required; release of reports compiled by law enforcement agency; information obtained by citizen review panel; release or inspection of documents from another agency or organization; sharing of information or records. Sec. 7. (1) Unless made public as specified information released under section 7d, a written report, […]
Section 722.627a – Availability of Information, Reports, and Records to Legislature; Disclosure of or Keeping Confidential Information as Misdemeanor.
722.627a Availability of information, reports, and records to legislature; disclosure of or keeping confidential information as misdemeanor. Sec. 7a. (1) The department shall make information contained in the central registry and reports and records made pursuant to this act available to a standing or select committee or appropriations subcommittee of either house of the legislature […]
Section 722.627b – Child Fatality Review Team; Membership; Review of Child Fatality; Training and Orientation; Creation of Advisory Committee; Review by Citizen Review Panel; Annual Report; Transmission of Report to Governor and Legislature; Disclosure of Information; Member of Review Team as Member for Purposes of MCL 691.1407; Registry of Statistical Information Regarding Children’s Deaths.
722.627b Child fatality review team; membership; review of child fatality; training and orientation; creation of advisory committee; review by citizen review panel; annual report; transmission of report to governor and legislature; disclosure of information; member of review team as member for purposes of MCL 691.1407; registry of statistical information regarding children’s deaths. Sec. 7b. (1) […]
Section 722.627c – Release of Information From Child Protective Services Records or Case in Which Child Has Died; Decision by Director; Determination.
722.627c Release of information from child protective services records or case in which child has died; decision by director; determination. Sec. 7c. (1) Sections 7d to 7i govern the director’s decisions to release specified information from child protective services records. (2) The director shall release specified information in a child abuse or neglect case in […]
Section 722.627d – Release of Information by Director; Preliminary Decision to Release or Deny Information; Extension of Time Period; Evidence.
722.627d Release of information by director; preliminary decision to release or deny information; extension of time period; evidence. Sec. 7d. (1) Subject to sections 7c to 7i, at the director’s initiative or upon written request, the director may release specified information. If a written request for specified information is submitted to the department, the director […]
Section 722.627e – Release of Information by Director; Prohibitions.
722.627e Release of information by director; prohibitions. Sec. 7e. (1) The director shall not deny a request for specified information under section 7d based upon a desire to shield a lack of or an inappropriate performance by the department. (2) Regardless of the director’s determination that specified information may be released under section 7d, the […]
Section 722.627f – Release of Information by Director; Preliminary Decision to Release or Deny Request; Notice; Final Decision; Writing; Right to Appeal.
722.627f Release of information by director; preliminary decision to release or deny request; notice; final decision; writing; right to appeal. Sec. 7f. (1) Not less than 14 days before specified information is released or within 14 days after making a decision to deny a request for release of specified information under section 7d, the director […]
Section 722.627g – Release of Information by Director; Individuals to Be Notified; Wyatt’s Law.
722.627g Release of information by director; individuals to be notified; Wyatt’s law. Sec. 7g. (1) If the director decides to release specified information under section 7d, the department must give each notice required under section 7f to each of the following: (a) Each person named in the report as a perpetrator or an alleged perpetrator […]
Section 722.627h – Appeal of Director’s Decision.
722.627h Appeal of director’s decision. Sec. 7h. (1) Before the release of specified information under section 7d and except as provided in section 7g, an individual required to be notified under section 7g may appeal the director’s decision to the circuit court. If an appeal is filed and the department notified before the release, the […]
Section 722.627i – Fee; Federal Assurances and Waivers.
722.627i Fee; federal assurances and waivers. Sec. 7i. (1) The department may charge a fee for a copy of specified information released under section 7d in the same manner that a public body is authorized to charge a fee under section 4 of the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.234. (2) Sections […]
Section 722.627j – Statewide Electronic Case Management System; Classification of Confirmed Cases; Placement on Central Registry; Motion for Removal; Notification; Requirements; Request for Amendment of Report; Hearing; Expungement; Death of Perpetrator; Receipt of Central Registry Placement Confirmation; Automated Systems; Search of Children’s Protective Services Records.
722.627j Statewide electronic case management system; classification of confirmed cases; placement on central registry; motion for removal; notification; requirements; request for amendment of report; hearing; expungement; death of perpetrator; receipt of central registry placement confirmation; automated systems; search of children’s protective services records. Sec. 7j. (1) The department must maintain a statewide, electronic case management […]
Section 722.627k – Death of Child Under Court Jurisdiction; Notification to Legislator and Children’s Ombudsman.
722.627k Death of child under court jurisdiction; notification to legislator and children’s ombudsman. Sec. 7k. (1) If a child dies who is under the court’s jurisdiction under section 2(b) of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2, the department shall provide notification in writing or electronically not later than […]
Section 722.627l – Statewide Electronic Case Management System; Administrative Review for Expungement.
722.627l Statewide electronic case management system; administrative review for expungement. Sec. 7l. (1) An individual who is listed on the central registry before the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section may submit a request to the department for an administrative review for the expungement of the individual’s name from the statewide […]