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MI Comp L § 400.40 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122)|280-1939-OLD-AGE-ASSISTANCE-AID-TO-DEPENDENT-CHILDREN-AND-AID-TO - Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children, and Aid to the Blind (400.22...400.44)|Section 400.40 - Repealed. 1995, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996.

400.40 Repealed. 1995, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to the financial report filed by a recipient.Popular Name: Act 280
MI Comp L § 400.41 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122)|280-1939-OLD-AGE-ASSISTANCE-AID-TO-DEPENDENT-CHILDREN-AND-AID-TO - Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children, and Aid to the Blind (400.22...400.44)|Section 400.41 - Report by Recipient on Acquisition of Property; Recommendations of County Department.

400.41 Report by recipient on acquisition of property; recommendations of county department. Sec. 41.  If at any time after approval of a grant of assistance the recipient, or the spouse of the recipient, becomes possessed of any property or income of which the county department of social welfare has no knowledge, it shall be the duty of the recipient to notify said county department of social welfare which shall report and make recommendations to the state department which in turn may cancel, suspend or alter the certificate of allowance. History: 1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.41 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 401, Imd. Eff. Oct. 27, 1965 Popular Name: Act 280
MI Comp L § 400.42 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122)|280-1939-OLD-AGE-ASSISTANCE-AID-TO-DEPENDENT-CHILDREN-AND-AID-TO - Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children, and Aid to the Blind (400.22...400.44)|Section 400.42 - Repealed. 1973, Act 189, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1974.

400.42 Repealed. 1973, Act 189, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1974. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to payments to institutionalized persons.Popular Name: Act 280
MI Comp L § 400.43 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122)|280-1939-OLD-AGE-ASSISTANCE-AID-TO-DEPENDENT-CHILDREN-AND-AID-TO - Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children, and Aid to the Blind (400.22...400.44)|Section 400.43 - Assistance; Periodical Review, Power to Alter or Revoke, Appeal.

400.43 Assistance; periodical review, power to alter or revoke, appeal. Sec. 43.  All assistance granted under this act shall be reconsidered from time to time, or as frequently as may be required by the state department. After further investigation by the county department of social welfare, the amount and manner of giving assistance may be changed, or the assistance may be withdrawn if the state department finds the recipient's circumstances have changed sufficiently to warrant such action. It shall be within the power of the state department at any time to cancel and revoke assistance for cause, and it may for cause suspend payments for assistance as it may deem proper, subject to appeal and hearing by the recipient as provided for in section 9. The provisions of this section shall be mandatory only with respect to old age assistance, aid to dependent children, aid to the blind, aid to the permanently and totally disabled or any other function financed in whole or in part by federal funds. History: 1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.43 ;-- Am. 1950, Ex. Sess., Act 42, Eff. Oct. 1, 1950 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 401, Imd. Eff. Oct. 27, 1965 Popular Name: Act 280
MI Comp L § 400.43a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122)|280-1939-OLD-AGE-ASSISTANCE-AID-TO-DEPENDENT-CHILDREN-AND-AID-TO - Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children, and Aid to the Blind (400.22...400.44)|Section 400.43a - Definitions; Recovery of Overpayments; Overpayment as Result of Criminal Act; Waiver; Report of Cost Effectiveness.

400.43a Definitions; recovery of overpayments; overpayment as result of criminal act; waiver; report of cost effectiveness. Sec. 43a.  (1) As used in this section:  (a) "Overpayment" means the difference between the amount of assistance to which an individual is entitled under this act and the amount of assistance actually received by that individual.  (b) "Public assistance recipient" means an individual who is receiving, or who did receive, assistance under this act.  (2) The state department shall take all necessary steps to recover an overpayment made to a public assistance recipient, including, but not limited to, administrative action or action in a court of competent jurisdiction. Procedures for the recovery of overpayments made under federally assisted programs shall be consistent with federal law and regulations.  (3) This section does not limit or prevent the criminal prosecution of an individual who has received an overpayment as a result of fraud or other criminal act.  (4) In the case of an individual who is no longer a public assistance recipient, the state department may waive recovery of an overpayment if the cost of recovery is equal to or greater than the amount of the overpayment or if the error was made by the department. Except as prohibited by federal law or regulation, the state department may waive recovery of an overpayment if the recovery would result in undue hardship to the public assistance recipient, as determined by the state department.  (5) The state department shall report annually to the legislature on the cost effectiveness of the recovery of overpayments described in this section. History: Add. 1993, Act 41, Imd. Eff. May 27, 1993 Popular Name: Act 280
MI Comp L § 400.43b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122)|280-1939-OLD-AGE-ASSISTANCE-AID-TO-DEPENDENT-CHILDREN-AND-AID-TO - Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children, and Aid to the Blind (400.22...400.44)|Section 400.43b - Office of Inspector General; Establishment as Criminal Justice Agency; Duties.

400.43b Office of inspector general; establishment as criminal justice agency; duties. Sec. 43b.  An office of inspector general is established as a criminal justice agency in the family independence agency. The primary duty of the inspector general is to investigate cases of alleged fraud within the department. The inspector general shall also perform the following activities:  (a) Investigate fraud, waste, and abuse in the programs administered by the family independence agency.  (b) Make referrals for prosecution and disposition of appropriate cases as determined by the inspector general.  (c) Review administrative policies, practices, and procedures.  (d) Make recommendations to improve program integrity and accountability. History: Add. 2002, Act 573, Eff. Dec. 1, 2002 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of office of inspector general from department of human services to department of health and human services office of inspector general, and abolishment of the position of inspector general, see E.R.O. No. 2015-1, compiled at MCL 400.227.Popular Name: Act 280
MI Comp L § 400.44 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122)|280-1939-OLD-AGE-ASSISTANCE-AID-TO-DEPENDENT-CHILDREN-AND-AID-TO - Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children, and Aid to the Blind (400.22...400.44)|Section 400.44 - Fee for Obtaining Certain Benefits; Condition; Amount; Definitions.

400.44 Fee for obtaining certain benefits; condition; amount; definitions. Sec. 44.  (1) The state department shall pay a fee to an attorney or other competent professional who represents a person in obtaining benefits from the federal social security administration in a proceeding establishing retroactive benefits for that person under the supplemental security income for the aged, blind, and disabled program, title XVI of the social security act, 42 U.S.C. 1381 to 1383c. The department shall pay a fee under this section only if the proceeding results in direct reimbursement to the department of interim assistance paid to the person for the period covered by the award. Direct reimbursement means a lump sum payment to the department from the social security administration or from the person who received the interim assistance. A fee shall not be paid under this section for a reimbursement that results from an initial determination only, and a fee paid shall not exceed the amount of interim assistance reimbursed to the state pursuant to that proceeding. The fee paid by the state under this section in any individual proceeding shall be determined based on the amount billed and the amount of reimbursed interim assistance. If the reimbursement for interim assistance is $500.00 or less, the fee shall be the lesser of the amount billed or the amount reimbursed to the department. If the reimbursement for interim assistance is $500.01 to $2,000.00, the fee shall be the lesser of the amount billed or $500.00. If the reimbursement for interim assistance exceeds $2,000.00, the fee shall be the lesser of the amount billed or 25% of the reimbursement. A fee paid under this section shall constitute full payment for services rendered.  (2) As used in this section:  (a) "Interim assistance" means general assistance paid to a person during the period covered by the award.  (b) "Other competent professional" means a person who has demonstrated a professional competence in, and a working knowledge of, social security law and regulations under titles II and XVI of the social security act, and who is trained to represent persons in appeals before the social security administration. History: Add. 1987, Act 184, Imd. Eff. Nov. 30, 1987 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 270, Imd. Eff. Nov. 28, 1990 Compiler's Notes: Former MCL 400.44, which gave bureau of social security power to prescribe number of recipients in any year in which moneys for old age assistance were not adequate to provide reasonable assistance for all applications, was repealed by Act 264 of 1951, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951.Popular Name: Act 280
MI Comp L § 400.47 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122)|280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122)|Section 400.47 - Organization of District Department of Social Welfare and Medical Relief; Powers and Duties Vested in District Social Welfare Board and Medical Advisory Council; Appointment, Qualifications, and Terms of Members; Applicability of References; Chairperson; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice; Availability of Writings to Public.

400.47 Organization of district department of social welfare and medical relief; powers and duties vested in district social welfare board and medical advisory council; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; applicability of references; chairperson; conducting business at public meeting; notice; availability of writings to public. Sec. 47.  (1) Two or more counties may organize a district department of social welfare and medical relief by a majority vote of the members elect of the county board of commissioners of each county. The administration of the powers and duties of the department shall be vested in a district social welfare board and medical advisory council. The district social welfare board and medical advisory council shall consist of members appointed from persons who are residents within the district, for 3-year terms as follows: 1 member shall be appointed by the state social welfare commission and the county board of commissioners of each county included in the district shall each appoint 2 members. Of the members first appointed the member appointed by the state social welfare commission shall be appointed for a term of 1 year; 1 member appointed by the county board of commissioners of each county shall be appointed for the term of 2 years, and 1 member for the term of 3 years. A reference in this act to a county department of social services or to a county social services board, shall be deemed to apply to a district department of social welfare or a district social welfare board, where a district has been created as provided in this section. A member of a district board shall not hold an elective office. The members of the district social welfare board shall choose a chairperson as provided in section 46.  (2) The business which a district social welfare board may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.  (3) Except as prescribed in sections 35 and 64, a writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by a district department of social welfare or a district social welfare board in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976. History: 1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.47 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 224, Imd. Eff. June 13, 1978 Popular Name: Act 280
MI Comp L § 400.48 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122)|280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122)|Section 400.48 - Organization of Counties Into Single Administrative Unit; Appointment of Director.

400.48 Organization of counties into single administrative unit; appointment of director.Sec. 48.  Subject to the provisions of this subsection, the department director may organize not more than 3 counties into a single administrative unit for purposes of administrative efficiency. Before a decision is made to organize counties into a single administrative unit as allowed under this section, the department shall have a formal consultation with the boards of those counties. The director of the single administrative unit shall be appointed by the department from among persons certified as eligible and recommended by the department and by all of the affected county boards. If the affected county boards are unable to reach agreement on recommended candidates within 3 months after being notified of a vacancy, the director of the single administrative unit shall be appointed by the department from among persons certified as eligible and recommended by the department and by 1 or more of the affected county boards. History: Add. 1995, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 423, Imd. Eff. Nov. 22, 1996 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 212, Imd. Eff. Nov. 17, 2010 Compiler's Notes: Former MCL 400.48, which pertained to city department of social welfare, was repealed by Act 117 of 1968, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1968.Popular Name: Act 280
MI Comp L § 400.49 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122)|280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122)|Section 400.49 - Director of County or District Board; Employment; Duties; Assistants; Requirements; Compensation and Expenses; Supplementary Salary.

400.49 Director of county or district board; employment; duties; assistants; requirements; compensation and expenses; supplementary salary. Sec. 49.  Any county or district board shall employ a director, who shall be the executive officer and secretary of the board, and shall be responsible to the board for the performance of his duties associated with those social service functions financed by the county. The director and his assistants shall hold no partisan elective office, shall devote their entire time to the performance of the duties of their office, and shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the state civil service commission, together with their actual and necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in the discharge of their official duties. Unless disapproved by the state civil service commission, the county board, with the approval of the county board of commissioners, may provide a supplementary salary to that fixed by the state civil service commission in remuneration for those duties of the director and his assistants if deemed justifiable, associated with the administration of those forms of relief or other welfare programs not wholly or in part financed by federal funds. The cost shall be deemed for all purposes a proper county expense. History: 1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.49 ;-- Am. 1953, Act 78, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 401, Imd. Eff. Oct. 27, 1965 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 143, Imd. Eff. June 24, 1966 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 237, Eff. Dec. 1, 1975 Popular Name: Act 280
MI Comp L § 400.50 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122)|280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122)|Section 400.50 - County Employee; Unauthorized Transfer of Public Relief Recipient, Misdemeanor.

400.50 County employee; unauthorized transfer of public relief recipient, misdemeanor. Sec. 50.  Any county employee or officer who transports, brings or causes to be transported or brought, any other person receiving general relief, hospitalization or infirmary care, or in need of general relief, hospitalization or infirmary care from any county or from any city operating a separate department of social welfare under this act into any other county or city operating a separate department without legal authority and there leave the person receiving general relief or in need of general relief; or who induces such person by threat or other means to remove to another county or city operating a separate department, with the intent to make the county or city to which the removal is made chargeable with the support of the person receiving or in need of public assistance, is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: Add. 1961, Act 184, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961 Compiler's Notes: Former MCL 400.50, deriving from Act 280 of 1939 and authorizing employment of supervisor of bureau of social aid, was repealed by Act 95 of 1957.Popular Name: Act 280
MI Comp L § 400.51 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122)|280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122)|Section 400.51 - County Board; Executive Heads of Institutions and Assistants, Appointment, Compensation and Expenses.

400.51 County board; executive heads of institutions and assistants, appointment, compensation and expenses. Sec. 51.  The county board may appoint an executive head of any institution under the supervision and jurisdiction of the board, and may employ such assistants and employes and incur such other expenses as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. The compensation of all assistants and employes, and the number thereof, shall be within the funds made available therefor. Such assistants and employes shall receive their actual and necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in the discharge of their official duties. History: 1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.51 Popular Name: Act 280
MI Comp L § 400.52 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122)|280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122)|Section 400.52 - County Department; Rules and Regulations; Review, Copies, Filing; Audit of Case Records; Withholding Fund.

400.52 County department; rules and regulations; review, copies, filing; audit of case records; withholding fund. Sec. 52.  The governing board of each county, city and district department shall adopt rules and regulations governing the policies of the board, which rules and regulations shall not be in violation of any express provision of state law. Said rules and regulations shall be reviewed by such governing board at least once in each year. Copies of such rules and regulations shall be forthwith filed with the state department. The state department is hereby authorized to provide for the audit of the case records of the several county, city and district departments with respect to general public relief as defined in section 18, and is further authorized to withhold the distribution of state funds, otherwise required by section 18, in respect to cases for which the relief granted is deemed to be in violation of state law or the rules and regulations of the state department or of the respective boards and filed with the state department. The respective boards shall comply with and be governed by the rules and regulations of the state department only as to those forms of relief which are wholly or in part financed by federal funds. History: 1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.52 ;-- Am. 1950, Ex. Sess., Act 29, Eff. Mar. 31, 1951 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 127, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 401, Imd. Eff. Oct. 27, 1965 Popular Name: Act 280Admin Rule: R 400.1 et seq. and R 400.3501 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
MI Comp L § 400.53 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122)|280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122)|Section 400.53 - County Board; Cooperation With State Department.

400.53 County board; cooperation with state department. Sec. 53.  Said board shall cooperate with the state department of social welfare in handling the welfare and relief problems and needs of the people of its county, and to such end may adopt any plan or plans required or desirable in order to participate in the distribution of federal or state moneys, or in order to receive the assistance of the federal or state governments. The board may adopt any rules and regulations or do any act in order to enable participation of the county in any such plan or plans. History: 1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.53 Popular Name: Act 280
MI Comp L § 400.54 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122)|280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122)|Section 400.54 - County Board; Prevention of Social Disabilities, Restoration of Individuals to Self Support.

400.54 County board; prevention of social disabilities, restoration of individuals to self support. Sec. 54.  In the administration of the powers and duties assigned to the department, the board, shall, insofar as possible, place emphasis upon the prevention of social disabilities, the removal of causes of such disabilities, and the restoration of individuals to self support and to normal conditions of life. History: 1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.54 Popular Name: Act 280
MI Comp L § 400.55b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122)|280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122)|Section 400.55b - Repealed. 1983, Act 213, Imd. Eff. Nov. 11, 1983.

400.55b Repealed. 1983, Act 213, Imd. Eff. Nov. 11, 1983. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to the acquisition and holding of a legal settlement by an emancipated person.Popular Name: Act 280