Michigan Laws 722.983 – Services; eligibility; exceptions; services provided to young adults 14 years of age and older; availability of services through 20 years of age; services provided on as-needed basis
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 722.983
- Adjudicated delinquent: means an individual found to have committed an offense that, if committed by an adult, would be a criminal offense. See Michigan Laws 722.981
- Child placing agency: means that term as defined in section 1 of 1973 PA 116, MCL 722. See Michigan Laws 722.981
- Foster care: means 24-hour substitute care for children placed away from their parents or guardians for whom the state agency or child placing agency has placement and care responsibility. See Michigan Laws 722.981
- 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
- Young adult: means an individual 14 years of age or older but less than 21 years of age. See Michigan Laws 722.981
(1) A young adult is eligible for services under this act if he or she is or has been in a foster care placement through the state or a child placing agency based on child abuse or child neglect on or after his or her fourteenth birthday.
(2) A young adult is not eligible for services under this act if 1 or more of the following apply:
(a) The young adult is in an out-of-home placement solely as an adjudicated delinquent. If the young adult is currently an adjudicated delinquent but met the eligibility criteria before his or her adjudication, services may be provided under this act.
(b) The young adult was never in an out-of-home placement based on child abuse or child neglect.
(c) The young adult is in a detention facility or other state-operated facility.
(3) Services under this act may be provided to eligible young adults 14 years of age and older regardless of the permanency planning goal. Services under this act may be available to all eligible young adults after case closure through 20 years of age. Services under this act may be provided on an “as-needed” basis.