Michigan Laws > Chapter 691 > Act 590 of 2012 – Social Services Agency Liability Act


§ 691.1631	Short title
§ 691.1633	Definitions
§ 691.1635	Immunity of social services agency and its director, member, officer, employee, or agent; exception
§ 691.1637	Presumption that action within scope of authority

Child social welfare program: means a child welfare residential or home-based program, a program involving foster care coordination including adoption activities, a respite care program, or behavioral health or early education services operating under contract and as an agent for the department of human services. See Michigan Laws 691.1633
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Gross negligence: means conduct or a failure to act that is so reckless that it demonstrates a substantial lack of concern for whether an injury will result. See Michigan Laws 691.1633
Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity, other than a governmental agency. See Michigan Laws 691.1633
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Social services agency: means a person, other than an individual, that is licensed by this state to provide child social welfare programs. See Michigan Laws 691.1633
Willful misconduct: means conduct or a failure to act that is intended to harm the plaintiff. See Michigan Laws 691.1633