Terms Used In Michigan Laws 722.116

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 of health and human services and its local county department of health and human services offices similar to those organizations required to be licensed under this act shall be evaluated and approved at least once every 2 years, using this act and rules promulgated under this act for similar organizations licensed under this act.
  (2) A report of the evaluation or inspection shall be furnished to the funding body for each governmental child care organization. Unless governmental child care organizations continue to meet the appropriate statutory requirements and administrative rules, state funds shall not be appropriated or provided for their continued operation. This subsection does not apply to the department of health and human services or a local county department of health and human services office.