Michigan Laws 722.958d – Children’s assurance of quality foster care policy; prepare and distribute information
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 722.958d
- Department: means the department of health and human services. See Michigan Laws 722.952
- Foster care: means a child's placement outside the child's parental home by and under the supervision of a child placing agency, the court, or the department. See Michigan Laws 722.952
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
(1) The department shall prepare and distribute to each child placed in foster care, as age-appropriate, information describing the children’s assurance of quality foster care policy and the process to follow if the child in foster care has concerns regarding a violation of the children’s assurance of quality foster care policy. This information shall include information regarding the child in foster care’s caseworker, lawyer guardian ad litem, the office of the children’s ombudsman, the department’s office of family advocate, and the foster care review board.
(2) The department shall implement the provisions of this section by no later than 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section.