Bill Text: MI SB0824 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Children: child abuse or child neglect; mandatory reporting of certain events at birth of a child; modify. Amends sec. 3a of 1975 PA 238 (MCL 722.623a).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-10 - Referred To Committee On Housing And Human Services [SB0824 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2023-SB0824-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL NO. 824
A bill to amend 1975 PA 238, entitled
"Child protection law,"
by amending section 3a (MCL 722.623a), as added by 1996 PA 581.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 3a. (1) In addition to the reporting requirement in section 3, If a newborn infant is shown to be affected by any amount of alcohol, controlled substance, or metabolite of a controlled substance in the newborn infant's body, 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 notify the department in the same manner as required under section 3. a manner prescribed by the department that the newborn infant is affected by any amount of alcohol, controlled substance, or metabolite of a controlled substance. The department shall develop a plan of safe care to address the needs of the newborn infant and the newborn infant's parents and ensure that the plan of safe care provides services during and after pregnancy as required under section 5106a(b)(2)(B)(iii) of the child abuse protection and treatment act, 42 USC 5106a(b)(2)(B)(iii). If appropriate, as determined by the department, the department shall develop the plan of safe care in coordination with the hospital where the newborn infant was born.
(2) A notification under subsection (1) must be made to the department even if the alcohol, controlled substance, or metabolite of a controlled substance in the newborn infant's body is the result of a medical treatment administered to the newborn infant's birth parent.
(3) A person who is required to report suspected child abuse or neglect under section 3(1) shall make a report of suspected child abuse or neglect to the department in the manner required under section 3 if both of the following are met:
(a) A newborn infant is shown to be affected by any amount of alcohol, controlled substance, or metabolite of a controlled substance in the newborn infant's body.
(b) The newborn infant's health or welfare is threatened by the newborn infant's parent's substance abuse.
(4) A person who is required to report suspected child abuse or neglect under section 3(1) shall not make a report of suspected child abuse or neglect to the department if the report is based on only 1 of the following:
(a) A finding of any amount of alcohol, controlled substance, or metabolite of a controlled substance in the newborn infant's body.
(b) The person's reasonable suspicion that there is any amount of alcohol, controlled substance, or metabolite of a controlled substance in the newborn infant's body.
(5) A report of suspected child abuse or neglect 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.the birth parent.
