Michigan Laws 722.928 – Department and child placing agency; duties; information to be provided to biological parent, adoptive parent, or foster parent; access to departmental computer networks
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 722.928
- Central registry: means that term as defined in section 2 of the child protection law, MCL 722. See Michigan Laws 722.922
- Child: means an individual under the age of 18. See Michigan Laws 722.922
- Child placing agency: means an organization licensed or approved by the department to receive children for placement in private family homes for foster care or adoption and to provide services related to adoption. See Michigan Laws 722.922
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Department: means the department of health and human services. See Michigan Laws 722.922
- Foster care: means care provided to a child in a foster family home, foster family group home, or child caring institution licensed by the department under 1973 PA 116, MCL 722. See Michigan Laws 722.922
- Investigation: means either a preliminary investigation or a full investigation. See Michigan Laws 722.922
- Office: means the children's ombudsman office established under section 3. See Michigan Laws 722.922
- ombudsman: means the individual appointed to the office of children's ombudsman under section 3. See Michigan Laws 722.922
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) The department and a child placing agency shall do all of the following:
(a) Upon the ombudsman‘s request, grant the ombudsman or his or her designee access to all information, records, and documents in the possession of the department or child placing agency that the ombudsman considers relevant and necessary in an investigation.
(b) Assist the ombudsman to obtain the necessary releases of those documents that are specifically restricted.
(c) Upon the ombudsman’s request, provide the ombudsman with progress reports concerning the administrative processing of a complaint.
(d) Upon the ombudsman’s request, provide the ombudsman information he or she requests under subdivision (a) within 10 business days after the request. If the department determines that release of the information would violate federal or state law, the ombudsman shall be notified of that determination within the same 10-day deadline.
(2) The department, an attorney involved with an adoption, and a child placing agency shall provide information to a biological parent, prospective adoptive parent, or foster parent regarding the provisions of this act.
(3) The ombudsman, the department, and the department of technology, management, and budget shall ensure that the ombudsman has access, in the ombudsman’s own office, to departmental computer networks pertaining to protective services, foster care, adoption, juvenile delinquency, and the central registry, unless otherwise prohibited by state or federal law, or the release of the information to the ombudsman would jeopardize federal funding. The cost of implementing this subsection shall be negotiated among the office of the children’s ombudsman, the department, and the department of technology, management, and budget.