Michigan Laws 722.623a – Knowledge or suspicion of alcohol, controlled substance, or metabolite of controlled substance in body of newborn infant; report required; exception
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 722.623a
- Child: means an individual under 18 years of age. See Michigan Laws 722.622
- Controlled substance: means that term as defined in section 7104 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 722.622
- Department: means the department of health and human services. See Michigan Laws 722.622
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
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 has reasonable cause to suspect, that a newborn infant has any amount of alcohol, a controlled substance, or a metabolite of a controlled substance in his or her body shall report to the department in the same manner as required under section 3. A report is not required under this section if the person knows that the alcohol, controlled substance, or metabolite, or the child’s symptoms, are the result of medical treatment administered to the newborn infant or his or her mother.