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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.11f - Certain Actions and Investigations Prohibited; Report; Interdepartmental Agreements; Coordinating Investigations; Agreement Establishing Criteria.

400.11f Certain actions and investigations prohibited; report; interdepartmental agreements; coordinating investigations; agreement establishing criteria.
Sec. 11f.
(1) The state department shall not take any action pursuant to sections 11 to 11e in the case of a person who is residing in a state funded and operated facility or institution, including but not limited to a correctional institution, mental hospital, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric unit, or a developmental disability regional center.
(2) The state department shall not investigate suspected abuse, neglect, or any other suspected incident pursuant to sections 11 to 11e if the department of public health has investigative and enforcement responsibility for the incident pursuant to section 20201, 21771, or 21799a of the public health code, Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended, being sections 333.20201, 333.21771, and 333.21799a of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The state department shall refer a report of suspected abuse or neglect in an institution governed by those sections to the department of public health.
(3) Sections 11 to 11e do not preclude the director from entering into interdepartmental agreements to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the state department under sections 11 to 11e in state funded and operated facilities or institutions, or to coordinate investigation in state licensed facilities under contract with a state agency in order to avoid duplication of effort among state agencies having statutory responsibility to investigate.
(4) The state department and the department of attorney general shall enter into an agreement establishing criteria to be used to determine those complaints involving a facility that receives funding under title XIX of the social security act, chapter 531, 49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. 1396 to 1396d, 1396f to 1396g, and 1396i to 1396s, or involving the delivery of a service funded under title XIX of the social security act, which complaints shall be referred immediately to the department of attorney general for possible investigation and prosecution.
History:
Add. 1982, Act 519, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 122, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1990
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.12 - Transfer of Funds.

400.12 Transfer of funds.
Sec. 12.
All funds in the hands of the state treasurer or on deposit to the credit of any of the departments, boards, commissions and offices which are hereby abolished shall be transferred to and are hereby appropriated for the state department of social welfare, and shall be disbursed on its order.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.12
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.13 - Reciprocal Agreements With Other States; Authorization, Exception.

400.13 Reciprocal agreements with other states; authorization, exception.
Sec. 13.
The commission is hereby authorized, subject to the approval of the attorney general, to enter into reciprocal agreements with corresponding state agencies of other states, regarding the interstate transportation of indigent persons, and to arrange with the proper officials in this state for the acceptance, transfer and support of persons receiving any form of public aid or relief in other states in accordance with the terms of such reciprocal agreement: Provided, That this state shall not, nor shall any county or any county department of social welfare, in this state, be committed to the support of persons whom the commission determines are not entitled to public support under the laws of this state. This section shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform laws of such states as enact similar legislation.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.13
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.14a - State Department; Camps, Purposes.

400.14a State department; camps, purposes.
Sec. 14a.
The state department shall be authorized to operate camps for the furnishing of relief and medical care to homeless and unattached persons.
History:
Add. 1945, Act 157, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 400.14a
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.14b - Family Planning Services; Notice of Availability, Contents; Referral, Drugs and Appliances, Rules and Regulations.

400.14b Family planning services; notice of availability, contents; referral, drugs and appliances, rules and regulations.
Sec. 14b.
The director, and under his supervision, county, city and district departments of social welfare, may provide written or oral notice to recipients of public assistance of the availability of advice and treatment in family planning. Such notice shall include a statement that receipt of public assistance is in no way dependent upon a request or nonrequest for family planning services. No effort shall be made to suggest or persuade recipients to request or not request family planning services. The director, and under his supervision, county, city and district departments of social welfare may make available upon request of recipients of public assistance advice and treatment in family planning by referral upon request of the recipient to a licensed medical doctor, licensed osteopathic physician, public agency or, on a contractual basis, to a private agency of the recipient's choice. Necessary drugs and recognized medical appliances for use in family planning may also be made available through licensed pharmacists upon prescription issued by a licensed physician. Such family planning services shall be made available in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the director under law.
History:
Add. 1965, Act 302, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 248, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.14c - Minimum Housing Standards; Establishment, Annual Review; Use of Relief Grants.

400.14c Minimum housing standards; establishment, annual review; use of relief grants.
Sec. 14c.
The state department shall establish minimum housing standards for the maintenance of health and decency which shall be not less than those required by the provisions of Act No. 167 of the Public Acts of 1917, as amended, being sections 125.401 to 125.519 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, and shall review the standards at least once each year. No general relief authorized under this act shall be used to pay rent for any dwelling that does not meet the standard established under this section.
History:
Add. 1966, Act 192, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1966 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 76, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1967
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.14d - Juvenile Residential Care Facility in County With Population Less Than 50,000; Direct Care Worker; Qualification; Conflict With Administrative Rule.

400.14d Juvenile residential care facility in county with population less than 50,000; direct care worker; qualification; conflict with administrative rule.
Sec. 14d.
(1) In a juvenile residential care facility operated by a court under section 14 that is located in a county with a population of less than 50,000, a direct care worker is qualified to and shall be allowed to work in the facility if he or she has completed high school or obtained a general equivalency diploma (GED).
(2) If an administrative rule conflicts with the provisions of this section, the provisions of this section prevail.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 12, Eff. May 7, 2018
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.14e - Federal Food Stamps; Distribution by Mail; Rules.

400.14e Federal food stamps; distribution by mail; rules.
Sec. 14e.
The department, within 60 days after the effective date of this section, may establish a system for distribution by mail of federal food stamps to persons who make the required payments therefor to the department before the mailing. The department may promulgate rules to implement this section.
History:
Add. 1971, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1971
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.14f - Administration of Program or Performance of Duty; Contract With Private Individual or Agency.

400.14f Administration of program or performance of duty; contract with private individual or agency.
Sec. 14f.
Subject to section 5 of article XI of the state constitution of 1963, the family independence agency may contract with a private individual or agency to administer a program created under this act or to perform a duty of the family independence agency under this act.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.14g - Pilot Projects.

400.14g Pilot projects.
Sec. 14g.
In order to achieve more efficient and effective use of funds for public assistance, to reduce dependency, or to improve the living conditions and increase the incomes of individuals receiving public assistance, the family independence agency may establish and conduct pilot projects in 1 or more county or district offices. The family independence agency may apply different policies in the pilot programs than it applies in the rest of the county or district offices, and may conduct the pilot projects as long as is necessary to provide a reasonable test of the policy being evaluated. Pilot projects shall be consistent with principles and goals set forth in this act.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.14h - Electronic Benefit Transfer System; Use for Food Stamp Distribution; Rescission of Rules.

400.14h Electronic benefit transfer system; use for food stamp distribution; rescission of rules.
Sec. 14h.
(1) The family independence agency shall use an electronic benefit transfer system for food stamp distribution.
(2) To the extent that rules or parts of rules promulgated under this act conflict with the provisions of this section, the provisions of this section supersede those rules or parts of rules.
(3) The following rules are rescinded:
(a) R 400.3002 of the Michigan administrative code.
(b) R 400.3003 of the Michigan administrative code.
(c) R 400.3004 of the Michigan administrative code.
(d) R 400.3007 of the Michigan administrative code.
(e) R 400.3008 of the Michigan administrative code.
(f) R 400.3012 of the Michigan administrative code.
(g) R 400.3013 of the Michigan administrative code.
(h) R 400.3125 of the Michigan administrative code.
History:
Add. 2001, Act 280, Eff. Mar. 22, 2002
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.14i - Repealed. 2011, Act 240, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 2011.

400.14i Repealed. 2011, Act 240, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 2011.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to applicability of MCL 400.56f(3)(c), (e), and (f) and 400.57g(4), (5), (6), and (7).
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.14j - Issuance of Food Assistance Benefits; Number of Times per Month.

400.14j Issuance of food assistance benefits; number of times per month.
Sec. 14j.
(1) If the department determines that an individual is eligible for food assistance benefits of $100.00 per month or more, the department shall issue his or her regular food assistance benefits 2 times each month. The department may continue to issue food assistance benefits 1 time per month to recipients receiving food assistance benefits that are less than $100.00 per month. The department may continue to issue food assistance benefits on a staggered basis by case ending digit.
(2) This section does not apply to issuing initial food assistance benefits, retroactive food assistance benefits, or supplemental food assistance benefits.
History:
Add. 2008, Act 107, Imd. Eff. Apr. 25, 2008
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.14l - Replacement Cost of Electronic Benefits Transfer Card.

400.14l Replacement cost of electronic benefits transfer card.
Sec. 14l.
(1) A recipient shall not be charged for the replacement cost of an electronic benefits transfer card the first time the card is replaced. A recipient is responsible for payment of the actual replacement cost and administrative cost of the electronic benefits transfer card for each subsequent time the card is replaced.
(2) The payment required under subsection (1) shall be deducted from the recipient's benefits.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 196, Imd. Eff. June 26, 2012
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.14m - Federal Ineligibility for Food Assistance for Convictions of Certain Felonies; State Op-Out.

400.14m Federal ineligibility for food assistance for convictions of certain felonies; state op-out.
Sec. 14m.
According to the option granted to this state by 21 USC 862a(d)(1), an individual convicted under federal or state law of a felony involving possession, distribution, or use of a controlled substance is exempt from the prohibition contained in 21 USC 862a(a) against eligibility for food assistance program benefits for those convictions.
History:
Add. 2020, Act 392, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 2021
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.15 - Gifts; Acceptance by Commission; Duties of Attorney General.

400.15 Gifts; acceptance by commission; duties of attorney general.
Sec. 15.
The commission may receive on behalf of the state of Michigan any grant, devise, bequest, donation, gift, or assignment of money, bonds, or choses in action, or any property, real or personal, and accept that property, so that the right and title to that property shall pass to the state of Michigan. All bonds, notes, or choses in action, or the proceeds of the bonds, notes, or choses in action when collected, and all other property or things of value received by the commission shall be reported to the state treasurer and used for the purposes set forth in the grant, devise, bequest, donation, gift, or assignment if such purposes are within the powers conferred on the commission. If it is necessary to protect or assert the right or title to any property received or derived under this section, or to collect or reduce into possession any bond, note, bill, or chose in action, the attorney general, upon request of the commission, shall take the necessary and proper proceedings and bring suit in the name of the commission on behalf of the state of Michigan in any court of competent jurisdiction, state or federal, and prosecute all such suits.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.15 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 84, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 2002
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.16 - Budget; Preparation by Commission, Submission to Governor.

400.16 Budget; preparation by commission, submission to governor.
Sec. 16.
The commission shall prepare and submit to the governor or budget director the estimated needs and costs to operate the state department, including the several institutions under the jurisdiction of the department, in accordance with the requirements of the laws of this state.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.16
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.17 - Report of Program Goals and Biennial Report to Governor and Legislature; Recommendations.

400.17 Report of program goals and biennial report to governor and legislature; recommendations.
Sec. 17.
(1) The family independence agency shall establish program goals consistent with section 57a and shall report these goals to the governor and the legislature within 6 months after the effective date of this subsection.
(2) The family independence agency shall prepare and on or before the fifteenth day of December in each even-numbered year make a report to the governor, setting forth the operation of the family independence agency during the preceding fiscal biennium of the state, reporting on progress toward the goals established under subsection (1), and containing any findings and recommendations of the family independence agency. The report shall also be submitted to the legislature.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.17 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 95, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.18a - Friend of the Court Incentive Payment Program; Establishment; Activities; Subsection (1) Inapplicable to Certain Judicial Circuits; Annual Appropriation.

400.18a Friend of the court incentive payment program; establishment; activities; subsection (1) inapplicable to certain judicial circuits; annual appropriation.
Sec. 18a.
(1) A friend of the court incentive payment program is established in the state department. Except as provided in subsection (2), the program shall consist of the following activities:
(a) An annual determination of the gross amount of child support payments collected by each office of the friend of the court for families receiving aid to families with dependent children, which amount is collected under the friend of the court act, Act No. 294 of the Public Acts of 1982, being sections 552.501 to 552.535 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or the support and parenting time enforcement act, Act No. 295 of the Public Acts of 1982, being sections 552.601 to 552.650 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(b) The remitting of 3% of the amount determined under subdivision (a) for an office, to the county treasurer for the appropriate county or counties for deposit in the friend of the court fund created in section 2530 of the revised judicature act of 1961, Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, being section 600.2530 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, if the county board of commissioners makes appropriations in accordance with that section.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any judicial circuit in which the employees serving in the circuit court are employees of the state judicial council.
(3) The legislature annually shall appropriate to the state department an amount equal to the amount required to be remitted under subsection (1)(b).
History:
Add. 1982, Act 298, Eff. July 1, 1983 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 12, Eff. June 1, 1996
Compiler's Notes:
Former MCL 400.18a, providing for allocation and distribution of aid to persons permanently and totally disabled, was repealed by Act 286 of 1957.
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.18b - Repealed. 1975, Act 280, Eff. Jan. 1, 1976.

400.18b Repealed. 1975, Act 280, Eff. Jan. 1, 1976.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to distribution of moneys for foster care of children.
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.18c - Foster Care of Children; Use of Licensed Child Caring Institutions or Placement Agencies; Supervision by County Department; Standards of Care and Service; Placement of Child at Least 16 but Less Than 21 Years of Age or at Least 18 but Less Than 21 Years of Age.

400.18c Foster care of children; use of licensed child caring institutions or placement agencies; supervision by county department; standards of care and service; placement of child at least 16 but less than 21 years of age or at least 18 but less than 21 years of age.
Sec. 18c.
(1) Foster care financed by a county department shall be provided by the use of licensed child caring institutions or placement agencies, in accordance with the needs of the child, or if licensed child caring institutions or placement agencies are not available, or there is a religious conflict, foster care shall be provided under the direct supervision of the county department, which care shall meet the following standards of care and service:
(a) Personnel engaged in placement and supervision of children in foster care shall have qualifying training and experience.
(b) Adequate records shall be maintained with information on the physical and mental health of the child, his or her emotional stability and family background, together with the reasons for the child's placement away from home to aid in planning for any child placed by the department, toward the end that the child may be reunited with his or her family as soon as it appears possible.
(c) Family foster homes used by the department shall be selected with consideration of the religious, racial, and cultural background of the child to be placed and children thus placed shall be visited in these homes at least once a month.
(2) The department may place a child who is at least 16 but less than 21 years of age in an unlicensed residence to live independently, or in the unlicensed residence of an adult who has no supervisory responsibility for the child, if the department maintains supervisory responsibility for that child. If the child is at least 18 but less than 21 years of age, he or she must meet the requirements of the young adult voluntary foster care act.
History:
Add. 1955, Act 113, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 230, Imd. Eff. Nov. 22, 2011
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.18d - Foster Care of Children; County Emergency Receiving Facility for Temporary Care, Standards.

400.18d Foster care of children; county emergency receiving facility for temporary care, standards.
Sec. 18d.
The county department of social welfare, upon authorization of the county board of supervisors, may operate an emergency receiving facility for the temporary care of homeless, dependent or neglected children for whom such care is necessary, pending foster care placement or restoration to their own homes or any other plan deemed best for the health, safety and welfare of such children. The county department operating an emergency receiving facility shall maintain the standards of the state department established in respect to places of detention for juveniles under section 14 of this act.
History:
Add. 1958, Act 29, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.18e - State Plan for Foster Care; Focus Groups; Establishment; Funds.

400.18e State plan for foster care; focus groups; establishment; funds.
Sec. 18e.
(1) The family independence agency shall establish and administer a state plan for foster care according to the provisions of part E of title IV of the social security act, 42 USC 670 to 679b. The state plan shall include programs and services that promote, implement, and support foster care focus groups. When developing and annually reviewing the state plans to carry out foster care policy and services, the family independence agency shall utilize input from locally-based foster care focus groups.
(2) Foster care focus groups shall be composed of youth in foster care or independent living programs, youth previously in foster care, foster parents or relatives caring for youth in foster care, and adults previously in foster care or independent living programs. The majority of the focus group consists of youth in foster care or independent living programs.
(3) In order to inform the legislature, the executive office, the judiciary, and the public of the needs and interests of youth in foster care, foster parents, and relatives caring for youth in foster care, the foster care focus groups are encouraged to be established in both of the following:
(a) Licensed child placing agencies with which the family independence agency contracts for youth foster care services that have an annual average daily foster care caseload of 150 or more cases or that derives more than 50% of its operating budget from contracts with the family independence agency for youth foster care services.
(b) Counties in which the family independence agency has an annual average daily foster care caseload of 150 or more cases.
(4) State and federal funds appropriated to implement state plans in compliance with part E of title IV of the social security act, 42 USC 670 to 679b and state laws may be used to meet the provisions of this section.
History:
Add. 2004, Act 18, Imd. Eff. Mar. 4, 2004
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.19 - Powers and Duties as to Michigan Employment Institution for Blind; Transfer to State Department.

400.19 Powers and duties as to Michigan employment institution for blind; transfer to state department.
Sec. 19.
The powers and duties vested by law in the board of corrections and charities and transferred to the state welfare commission, in the state welfare department, in the director of the state welfare department, in the state welfare commission and in the state institute commission as relating to the Michigan employment institution for the blind at Saginaw are hereby transferred to and vested in the state department of social welfare herein created. Immediately on the taking effect of this act, the departments, boards, commissions and officers whose powers and duties are hereby transferred shall be abolished, and, whenever reference thereto is made in any law of the state, reference shall be deemed to be intended to be made to the state department of social welfare.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.19 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 95, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.20 - Powers and Duties as to Social Welfare; Transfer to State Department.

400.20 Powers and duties as to social welfare; transfer to state department.
Sec. 20.
All of the powers and duties prescribed in any law of this state with respect to any subject matter vested in the state department of social welfare shall be transferred to and be vested in said department.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.20
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-STATE-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - State Department of Social Services (400.1...400.21) › Section 400.21 - Refusal of Access or Information to Social Welfare Commission; Misdemeanor.

400.21 Refusal of access or information to social welfare commission; misdemeanor.
Sec. 21.
Any officer, superintendent or employe of any institution, home, hospital, or other facility subject to inspection under the provisions of this act, who shall refuse to admit any member of the commission, or any duly authorized agent of the state department, acting within the scope of his authority, for the purpose of inspection, or who shall refuse or neglect to furnish any information required by the commission, or said duly authorized agent, acting within the scope of his authority, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in the laws of this state.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.21
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 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 400.22 - Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (Pace); Requirements; "Pace" Defined.

400.22 Program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE); requirements; "PACE" defined.
Sec. 22.
(1) As used in this section, "Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly" or "PACE" means an innovative model of community-based care that enables elderly individuals, who are certified as needing nursing facility care, to live as independently as possible.
(2) A prospective PACE organization can be a not-for-profit, for-profit, or public entity that is primarily engaged in providing PACE services and participates in both Medicare and Medicaid. Michigan licensure as a health care entity is not required. An unlicensed PACE entity may serve any eligible enrollee. A prospective PACE entity must meet the federal requirements for a PACE organization, enroll as a Michigan Medicaid provider, and complete a feasibility study.
(3) A prospective PACE organization must submit both of the following to the department:
(a) Not later than 90 calendar days after submitting a letter of intent, a feasibility study.
(b) Not later than 1 year after the department approves the feasibility study, a provider application.
(4) When submitting a letter of intent, a prospective PACE entity must state in the application the service area proposed for the PACE program. If the state determines that there is unmet need in a designated geographic area already covered by an existing PACE organization, the department must notify that PACE organization in a reasonable amount of time, and that PACE organization must be given the opportunity to submit a plan to expand capacity sufficient to accommodate need. The department must give the existing PACE program 6 months from notice of the determination of unmet need to submit an expansion plan. If the existing PACE organization fails to submit a reasonable plan for expansion within 6 months, the state may allow proposals from other PACE organizations. The department shall work with the PACE Association of Michigan and other appropriate provider representatives to develop an acceptable methodology to determine unmet need.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 447, Eff. Mar. 21, 2019
Compiler's Notes:
Former MCL 400.22, which pertained to the creation of the bureau of social security, was repealed by Act 95 of 1957, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957.
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 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 400.23, 400.23a - Repealed. 1968, Act 117, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1968.

400.23, 400.23a Repealed. 1968, Act 117, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1968.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to old age assistance and other aid; county bureau; director of state department.
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 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 400.24 - Rules; Printing of Blanks and Books of Record; Eligibility and Financial Standards for General Relief and Burial.

400.24 Rules; printing of blanks and books of record; eligibility and financial standards for general relief and burial.
Sec. 24.
The state department, for programs financed in whole or in part with federal funds, may make such rules as are necessary for guiding and regulating the county departments of social services. The state department shall prepare and have printed all blanks and books of record used in the county departments of social services, to the end that a uniform system shall be employed in all counties. The state department shall establish eligibility and financial standards for all forms of general public relief and burial. Differential area standards may be established to correspond to the characteristics of the community. Recommended standards for general relief and burial shall annually be submitted to the department by the Michigan county social services association. A county social services board which is dissatisfied with general relief and burial standards established for its county shall, within 30 days after notification of those standards, be given the opportunity to meet with the state director to review the determination. Eligibility and financial standards shall not be affected by a county decision to supplement individual payments to recipients of general public relief.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.24 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 95, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 401, Imd. Eff. Oct. 27, 1965 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 237, Eff. Dec. 1, 1975
Popular Name:
Act 280
Admin Rule:
R 400.1 et seq. and R 400.3501 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 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 400.25 - Application for Assistance; Form, Oath; Third Party; Political or Religious Affiliations.

400.25 Application for assistance; form, oath; third party; political or religious affiliations.
Sec. 25.
An applicant for assistance or a third party acting responsibly in his behalf shall deliver his application in writing to the county department of social services in the manner and form prescribed by the state department. All statements in the application shall be over the signature or witnessed mark of the applicant or such third party and shall include a declaration under the penalties of perjury that the application has been examined by or read to the applicant or third party, and, to the best of the applicant's or third party's knowledge, that all facts are true in each material point and are complete; and the applicant or third party shall empower the county department of social services and the state department to obtain all necessary information concerning the recipient of social services for whom the application is made and his resources in order to determine the eligibility of the applicant. No question, inquiry or recommendation shall relate to the political opinions or religious affiliations of any person, and no grant or denial of aid under this act shall be in any manner affected or influenced by such opinions or affiliations.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 225, Imd. Eff. May 18, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 400.25 ;-- Am. 1950, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 42, Eff. Oct. 1, 1950 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 95, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 401, Imd. Eff. Oct. 27, 1965 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 232, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1968
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 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 400.25a-400.27 - Repealed. 1973, Act 189, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1974.

400.25a-400.27 Repealed. 1973, Act 189, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1974.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to aid to permanently and totally disabled, and to eligibility and ineligibility for old age assistance.
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 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 400.28 - Old Age Assistance; Amount; Aid by Persons Not Responsible for Support, Effect.

400.28 Old age assistance; amount; aid by persons not responsible for support, effect.
Sec. 28.
The amount of assistance shall be fixed with due regard to the condition of the individual and community and the circumstances in each case. When an applicant is not receiving adequate support from a husband or wife responsible under the laws of this state to furnish such support, free board and lodging supplied to an applicant because of his or her necessity by a friend or relative who is not responsible for applicant's support shall not be grounds for refusing aid.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- Am. 1941, Act 186, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 225, Imd. Eff. May 18, 1945 ;-- Am. 1947, Act 301, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1947 ;-- Am. 1948, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 8, Imd. Eff. Apr. 28, 1948 ;-- CL 1948, 400.28 ;-- Am. 1949, Act 77, Eff. July 1, 1949 ;-- Am. 1951, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 2, Imd. Eff. Aug. 23, 1951 ;-- Am. 1954, Act 45, Eff. Aug. 13, 1954 ;-- Am. 1956, Act 25, Eff. July 1, 1956 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 286, Imd. Eff. June 13, 1957 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 202, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1964 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 228, Eff. Aug. 1, 1966 ;-- Am. 1970, Act 87, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1970
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 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 400.29 - Repealed. 1968, Act 117, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1968.

400.29 Repealed. 1968, Act 117, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1968.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to social welfare act; old age assistance; and effect of income from mortgages and land contracts.
Former Law:
See section 29 of Act 280 of 1939, which was repealed by Act 186 of 1941.
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 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 400.30 - Repealed. 1965, Act 211, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1965.

400.30 Repealed. 1965, Act 211, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1965.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section provided formula for computing income from non-homestead real property held by applicant for assistance.
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 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 400.31 - Residence of Spouse Living Separate and Apart.

400.31 Residence of spouse living separate and apart.
Sec. 31.
For the purposes of this act, the residence of 1 spouse shall not be considered the residence of the other spouse if they are living separate and apart, and in that case each may have a separate residence dependent upon proof of the fact and not upon legal presumption. A person shall not be, because thereof, precluded from acquiring or retaining a legal residence or settlement.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 225, Imd. Eff. May 18, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 400.31 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 213, Imd. Eff. Nov. 11, 1983
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 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 400.33 - Repealed. 1968, Act 268, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968.

400.33 Repealed. 1968, Act 268, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to funeral expenses of social welfare recipient; recovery; recovery from estate of deceased or surviving spouse.
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 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 400.34, 400.34a - Repealed. 1965, Act 305, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965.

400.34, 400.34a Repealed. 1965, Act 305, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections gave state preferred claim against deceased's estate for funeral expenses paid by state.
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 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 400.35 - Records; Confidentiality; Rules for Use.

400.35 Records; confidentiality; rules for use.
Sec. 35.
Notwithstanding section 2(6), records relating to categorical assistance, including medical assistance, shall be confidential and shall not be open to inspection except as prescribed in section 64. The state department of social services may promulgate and enforce rules for the use of the records as may be necessary for purposes related to federal, state, or local public assistance, pursuant to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.35 ;-- Am. 1950, Ex. Sess., Act 42, Eff. Oct. 1, 1950 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 321, Eff. Sept. 1, 1966 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 224, Imd. Eff. June 13, 1978
Popular Name:
Act 280
Admin Rule:
R 400.1 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 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 400.36 - County Department; Compliance With State Requirements as to Payment of Assistance.

400.36 County department; compliance with state requirements as to payment of assistance.
Sec. 36.
When assistance is given to any person under the provisions of this act with respect to old age assistance, aid to dependent children, aid to the blind, and aid to the permanently and totally disabled, the county department of social welfare shall comply with all requirements of the state department.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.36 ;-- Am. 1950, Ex. Sess., Act 42, Eff. Oct. 1, 1950 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 401, Imd. Eff. Oct. 27, 1965
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 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 400.37 - Application for Assistance; Investigation, Hearing, Appeal.

400.37 Application for assistance; investigation, hearing, appeal.
Sec. 37.
Whenever an application made for assistance, the county department of social welfare shall make a thorough investigation and report to the state department in the manner prescribed by it, giving its recommendation of the amount of assistance, if any, to be allowed. If the application be disallowed, or if the applicant is dissatisfied with the amount of assistance he is receiving, or is to receive, he may demand, in writing, a hearing of his case, as provided for in section 9 or section 65. The applicant or recipient may appeal to the circuit court of the county in which he resides, which court shall have power to review questions of law involved in any final decision or determination of the state department. Said petition shall be filed within 30 days of the receipt of such decision or determination. The petitioner shall not be required to furnish any bond and costs shall not be taxed against him. If the court shall decide in favor of the petitioner, assistance shall be paid from the first day of the month following the date of the application therefor or of the date of the original application for the relief in question.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 225, Imd. Eff. May 18, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 400.37 ;-- Am. 1950, Ex. Sess., Act 42, Eff. Oct. 1, 1950 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 401, Imd. Eff. Oct. 27, 1965
Popular Name:
Act 280