Michigan Laws 400.792 – Home visitation programs; purpose; duties
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 400.792
- Departments: means the department of community health, the department of human services, and the department of education. See Michigan Laws 400.791
- Home visitation: means a voluntary service delivery strategy that is carried out in relevant settings, primarily in the homes of families with children ages 0 to 5 years and pregnant women. See Michigan Laws 400.791
(1) The departments shall only support home visitation programs that include periodic home visits to improve the health, well-being, and self-sufficiency of parents and their children.
(2) Home visitation programs supported under this act shall provide face-to-face visits by nurses, social workers, and other early childhood and health professionals or trained and supervised lay workers.
(3) Home visitation programs supported under this act shall do 1 or more of the following:
(a) Work to improve maternal, infant, or child health outcomes including reducing preterm births.
(b) Promote positive parenting practices.
(c) Build healthy parent and child relationships.
(d) Enhance social-emotional development.
(e) Support cognitive development of children.
(f) Improve the health of the family.
(g) Empower families to be self-sufficient.
(h) Reduce child maltreatment and injury.
(i) Increase school readiness.