Michigan Laws 722.113 – Inspection of child care organizations; use of administrative rules; contract; investigation and certification of foster family home or group home; inspection reports; final determination as to licens
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 722.113
- Child care organization: means a governmental or nongovernmental organization having as its principal function receiving minor children for care, maintenance, training, and supervision, notwithstanding that educational instruction may be given. See Michigan Laws 722.111
- Child placing agency: means a governmental organization or an agency organized under the nonprofit corporation act, 1982 PA 162, MCL 450. See Michigan Laws 722.111
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the department of health and human services and the department of licensing and regulatory affairs or a successor agency or department responsible for licensure under this act. See Michigan Laws 722.111
- Foster family group home: means the private home of an individual who has been licensed by the department to provide 24-hour care for more than 4 but fewer than 7 minor children who are placed away from their parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian in foster care. See Michigan Laws 722.111
- Foster family home: means the private home of an individual who is licensed to provide 24-hour care for 1 but not more than 4 minor children who are placed away from their parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian in foster care. See Michigan Laws 722.111
- Licensee: means a person, legal entity organized under a law of this state, state or local government, or trust that has been issued a license under this act to operate a child care organization. See Michigan Laws 722.111
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- 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 rules promulgated by the department under this act shall be used by the department, the bureau of fire services, and local authorities in the inspection of and reporting on child care organizations covered by this act. The inspection of the health and fire safety of child care organizations shall be completed by department staff, the bureau of fire services, or local authorities upon request of the department, or according to subsection (2).
(2) If an inspection is not conducted according to subsection (1), a person owning or operating or who proposes to own or operate a child care organization may enter a contract with a local authority or other person qualified by the department to conduct an inspection according to subsection (1) and pay for that inspection after an inspection is completed according to this subsection.
(3) The rules promulgated by the department for foster family homes and foster family group homes shall be used by a child placing agency or governmental unit when investigating and certifying a foster family home or a foster family group home.
(4) Inspection reports completed by state agencies, local authorities, and child placing agencies shall be furnished to the department and shall become a part of its evaluation for licensing of organizations covered by this act. After careful consideration of the reports and consultation where necessary, the department shall assume responsibility for the final determination of the issuance, denial, revocation, or provisional nature of licenses issued under this act. A report of findings shall be furnished to the applicant or licensee.