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Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 5 - INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES › Section R. 400.12505 - Supervision

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 505.
(1) An
				  agency shall provide supervision for a youth in independent living consistent
				  with the youth's need for supervision, as required by
				  R
				  400.12504(2)(e).
(2) An agency shall provide the following
				  minimum supervision:
(a) Face-to-face contact
				  between the social service worker and the youth in independent living at least
				  once each month at a youth's place of residence.
(b) At monthly intervals, ensure that the
				  youth is complying with the terms of the agreement required by
				  R 400.12510, continues to reside in
				  a safe and acceptable environment, and is managing expenditures.
(c) Provide the youth with a telephone number
				  to contact the agency on a 24-hour, 7-days-a-week basis.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 5 - INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES › Section R. 400.12506 - Education; vocational training; employment

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 506. An agency shall ensure that it works with a youth
					 involved in independent living in the following areas as outlined in the
					 youth's service plan:
(a)
				  Employment.
(b) Job
				  training.
(c) Education.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 5 - INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES › Section R. 400.12507 - Medical, dental, and mental health care

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 507.
(1) An
				  agency shall ensure that a youth in independent living receives any needed
				  medical, dental, and mental health care as required in
				  R 400.12413. Medical, dental, and
				  mental health care provided must be documented in the youth's record.
(2) For a youth who become 18 years of age
				  while in the program or who enters independent living after the age of 18, the
				  agency shall provide information on how to access needed medical, dental, and
				  mental health services and actively, and on an ongoing basis, encourage
				  participation in needed medical, dental, and mental health services.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 5 - INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES › Section R. 400.12509 - Independent living record

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 509.
(1) An
				  agency shall maintain a case record for each youth placed in independent
				  living.
(2) An agency shall protect
				  each record against destruction and damage and store and maintain each child's
				  record in a manner to ensure confidentiality and to prevent unauthorized
				  access.
(3) The case record must
				  contain all the following information and documentation, which must be recorded
				  within 30 calendar days after placement in independent living and updated at
				  least once every 90 calendar days:
(a) All the
				  following personal information pertaining to the youth:
(i) Name.
(ii) Social security number.
(iii) Address and telephone number.
(iv) Date of birth.
(v) Gender.
(vi) Race.
(vii) Height.
(viii) Weight.
(ix) Hair color.
(x) Eye color.
(xi) Identifying marks.
(xii) A photograph updated on an annual
				  basis.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 5 - INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES › Section R. 400.12510 - Independent living agreement

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 510.
(1) There
				  must be a mutual agreement between the youth and the agency specifying all the
				  following:
(a) The responsibilities of the
				  agency and the youth.
(b) A plan
				  for education or work.
(c) An
				  agreement for the youth to meet with the worker at least 1 time per calendar
				  month.
(d) The location where the
				  youth is living.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 5 - INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES › Section R. 400.12511 - Termination

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 511.
(1) When
				  an agency terminates its independent living services for a youth, the agency
				  shall document all the following information in the case record within 30
				  calendar days of termination of its services:
(a) The reason for the termination.
(b) The youth's new location.
(c) A summary of the services provided during
				  care and the needs that remain to be met.
(d) Provision for any follow-up
				  services.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 6 - ADOPTION EVALUATION SERVICES › Section R. 400.12602 - Program statement

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 602.
(1) An
				  agency shall have and follow a current written program statement.
(2) The statement must include all the
				  following information:
(a) Services and
				  functions provided directly or indirectly.
(b) Geographical area covered.
(c) Eligibility requirements for adoptive
				  parents.
(d) A clear delineation of
				  fees, charges, or other consideration or thing of value for adoption services
				  that includes specific charges for expenses and services, within and outside
				  the agency, and differentiates between the charges that are refundable and the
				  charges that are not refundable.
(e) Training requirements.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 6 - ADOPTION EVALUATION SERVICES › Section R. 400.12603 - Policy and procedures

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 603.
(1) An
				  agency shall have and follow written policies and procedures for the adoption
				  services provided.
(2) The policies
				  and procedures must cover at least all the following areas:
(a) Orientation.
(b) Training requirements.
(c) Adoptive evaluation; evaluation
				  record.
(d) Agency
				  recommendation.
(e) Grievance
				  policy as required by
				  R 400.12210.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 6 - ADOPTION EVALUATION SERVICES › Section R. 400.12604 - Orientation

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 604.
(1) An
				  agency shall provide an orientation for prospective applicants for adoption
				  before an adoptive application is provided.
(2) The orientation must include a review of
				  all the following:
(a) Program statement,
				  policies, and procedures.
(b) Needs
				  and characteristics of children legally eligible for adoption.
(c) Services and resources
				  available.
(d) Fees and
				  charges.
(e) Legal
				  process.
(f) Training
				  requirements.
(g) Post adoption
				  service availability.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 6 - ADOPTION EVALUATION SERVICES › Section R. 400.12605 - Adoptive family evaluation

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 605.
(1) An
				  agency social service worker shall complete a written adoptive evaluation
				  within 90 days of the family signing an adoption application and prior to
				  approving a family for adoption.
(2) The report must include the dates and
				  places of contacts and persons interviewed or observed.
(3) The report must assess all the following:
(a) A minimum of 1 visit at the residence of
				  the applicants for adoption to conduct observations of, and interviews with,
				  each member of the household to determine all the following:
(i) Marital and family status and history,
				  including current and previous level of family functioning and relationships
				  and any incidents of domestic violence.
(ii) Educational history and any special
				  skills and interests.
(iii)
				  Employment history, current financial status, including property and income,
				  money management skills, and outstanding financial obligations.
(iv) Physical, mental, and emotional health
				  of each member of the household.
(v) Any history of substance use disorder of
				  each member of the household.
(vi)
				  Parenting skills and attitudes toward children.
(vii) Methods of calming children and
				  responding to challenging behaviors.
(viii) Adjustment and special needs of the
				  applicant's own children, including children not living in the home.
(ix) Strengths and weaknesses of each member
				  of the household.
(x) Experiences
				  with own parents and any history of out-of-home care.
(xi) Reasons for adopting.
(xii) Previous licenses or experience in
				  providing child foster care, child day care, or adult foster care.
(xiii) Willingness to accept and support an
				  adoptive child with the child's individual characteristics, needs, and
				  background.
(xiv) Willingness to
				  parent cross-racially or cross-culturally and to create an atmosphere that
				  fosters the racial identity and culture of an adopted child.
(xv) Willingness and ability to understand an
				  adopted child's attachment to the birth family and other significant
				  relationships.
(xvi) An
				  understanding of and willingness to participate in concurrent
				  planning.
(xvii) Willingness and
				  ability to give an adopted child guidance, love, and affection and accept the
				  child as a member of the household.
(xviii) Existence of social support system
				  and alternate care providers.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 6 - ADOPTION EVALUATION SERVICES › Section R. 400.12606 - Training requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 606. An agency shall document that an applicant for
					 adoption has, at a minimum, training in all the following areas:
(a) Separation.
(b) Attachment and bonding.
(c) Child development, including safe sleep
				  practices for children under 1 year of age.
(d) Behavioral, developmental, and emotional
				  needs of adoptive children.
(e)
				  Impact of adoption on the family.
(f) Post adoption service
				  availability.
(g) Trauma.
(h) SOGIE.
(i) Human trafficking.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 6 - ADOPTION EVALUATION SERVICES › Section R. 400.12607 - Agency recommendation

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 607.
(1) An
				  agency shall recommend the appropriate action consistent with the facts
				  contained in the adoptive evaluation. An agency shall make a written
				  recommendation based on the findings of the adoptive family
				  evaluation.
(2) The recommendation
				  must include all the following:
(a) Be in
				  writing.
(b) Contain approval or
				  denial of the applicants for adoption by a social service supervisor.
(c) If approved, the number, SOGIE, age,
				  race, ethnic background, religion or spirituality, and characteristics of
				  adoptive children who may be placed in the adoptive applicants' home. A child's
				  racial, ethnic, and cultural identity, heritage, and background may only be
				  considered if an assessment of the individual child indicates that such
				  consideration is in the best interests of the child.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 6 - ADOPTION EVALUATION SERVICES › Section R. 400.12608 - Adoptive family evaluation record

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 608.
(1) An
				  agency shall retain a case record for each applicant for adoption.
(2) The record must contain all the
				  following:
(a) Orientation documentation as
				  required by R 400.12604.
(b) Adoptive evaluation as required by
				  R 400.12605.
(c) Record of training provided.
(d) Documentation agency policies were
				  provided to applicants.
(e) All
				  documents pertaining to adoption evaluation required by
				  R 400.12605.
(f) Agency recommendation as required by
				  R 400.12606.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 7 - ADOPTION PLACEMENT SERVICES › Section R. 400.12702 - Program statement

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 702.
(1) An
				  agency shall have and follow a current written program statement.
(2) The statement must include all the
				  following information:
(a) Types of adoptions
				  provided by the agency, including whether the agency accepts children released
				  under the section
				  20 of chapter XII of the probate
				  code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL
				  712.20.
(b) Procedures for selecting adoptive parents
				  for a child, including the role of the child's parent or guardian in the
				  selection process.
(c) The extent
				  to which the agency permits or encourages exchange of identifying information
				  or contact between biological and adoptive parents.
(d) A clear delineation of fees, charges, or
				  other consideration or thing of value for adoption services. The delineation
				  must include specific charges for expenses and services, within and outside the
				  agency, and differentiate between the charges that are refundable and the
				  charges that are not refundable.
(e) Services and functions provided directly
				  or indirectly, including all the following:
(i) Counseling services and any other
				  available services to a person who is releasing a child for adoption.
(ii) Counseling services and any other
				  available services to a child being released for adoption based on the needs of
				  the child.
(iii) Therapeutic
				  services or post-finalization services provided to adoptive parents or to the
				  adoptee.
(f) Geographical
				  area covered.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 7 - ADOPTION PLACEMENT SERVICES › Section R. 400.12703 - Policy and procedures

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 703. An agency shall have and follow written policies
					 and procedures for the adoption services provided under
					 R 400.12704 to
					 R 400.12713.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 7 - ADOPTION PLACEMENT SERVICES › Section R. 400.12704 - Safeguarding rights

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 704. An agency shall prescribe safeguards relating to
					 the needs and rights of all the following:
(a) Birth parents who are considering release
				  of, or who have released, a child for adoption.
(b) The child who becomes available for
				  adoption.
(c) The adoptive parents
				  who apply to adopt or adopt a child.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 7 - ADOPTION PLACEMENT SERVICES › Section R. 400.12705 - Release

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 705.
(1) An
				  agency social service worker shall document that information has been provided
				  for birth parents before the birth parents release their rights to a child
				  unless the child is relinquished under chapter XII of the probate code of 1939,
				  1939 PA 288, MCL
				  712.1 to
				  712.20.
(2) The information must include a review of
				  all the following:
(a) Program statement,
				  policies, and procedures.
(b) Legal
				  process for adoption.
(c) Services
				  and resources available.
(d)
				  Meaning and consequences of a release.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 7 - ADOPTION PLACEMENT SERVICES › Section R. 400.12706 - Recruitment

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 706.
(1) An
				  agency shall have an ongoing recruitment program to ensure an adequate number
				  of suitable adoptive parents for the timely placement of all children serviced
				  by the agency who are available for adoption.
(2) An agency shall recruit adoptive parents
				  for children served by the agency considering all the following criteria:
(a) Ages and developmental needs of
				  children.
(b) Racial, ethnic,
				  cultural identity, spirituality, and SOGIE of children.
(c) Sibling relationships of
				  children.
(d) Special needs of
				  children.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 7 - ADOPTION PLACEMENT SERVICES › Section R. 400.12708 - Child evaluation

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 708.
(1) A
				  social service worker shall complete a written assessment of each child
				  available for adoption. The assessment must include all available information
				  about the child and meet all requirements of section
				  27 of chapter X of the probate
				  code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL
				  710.27.
(2) An agency must have on file a written
				  adoptive family evaluation and agency recommendation as required under
				  R 400.12605 and
				  R 400.12607 before approving the
				  adoptive parents for each adoptive placement and before referring a child to,
				  or placing a child in, the home for purposes of adoption.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 7 - ADOPTION PLACEMENT SERVICES › Section R. 400.12709 - Placement selection

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 709.
(1) An
				  agency shall document how all the following factors were assessed in selecting
				  appropriate adoptive parents:
(a) The
				  physical, emotional, medical, and educational needs of the child.
(b) The child's needs for continued contact
				  with their parents, siblings, relatives, foster parents, and other persons
				  significant to the child.
(c) The
				  racial, ethnic, and cultural identity, heritage, spirituality, SOGIE, and
				  background. The child's racial, ethnic, and cultural identity, heritage,
				  spirituality, SOGIE, and background may only be considered if an assessment of
				  the individual child indicates that such consideration is in the best interests
				  of the child.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 7 - ADOPTION PLACEMENT SERVICES › Section R. 400.12710 - Adoptive parent information

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 710.
(1) An
				  agency must provide adoptive parents with all the following information before
				  the placement of a child:
(a) Child's
				  name.
(b) Date, time, and place of
				  birth including hospital, city, state, and country.
(c) Medical, social, and educational history
				  of the child.
(d) Child's racial,
				  ethnic, SOGIE, and religious or spiritual background.
(e) Description of the child's family of
				  origin, including age and gender of family members, relationship to the child,
				  and medical, social, and educational history of each member of the
				  family.
(f) Circumstances
				  necessitating placement of the child.
(g) Child's preparation for placement and
				  attitude toward the adoption.
(h)
				  Placement history.
(i) Any other
				  known information to enable the adoptive parent to provide a stable, safe, and
				  healthy environment for the child.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 7 - ADOPTION PLACEMENT SERVICES › Section R. 400.12711 - Placement

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 711. An agency shall document how the following
					 factors were assessed in selecting appropriate adoptive parents for a
					 child:
(a) The physical, emotional,
				  medical, and educational needs of the child.
(b) The child's needs for continued contact
				  with the birth parent, siblings, relatives, foster parents, and other persons
				  significant to the child.
(c) The
				  racial, ethnic, cultural, spiritual, identity, heritage, and background. The
				  child's racial, ethnic, and cultural, spiritual, identity, heritage, and
				  background may only be considered if an assessment of the individual child
				  indicates that such consideration is in the best interests of the
				  child.
(d) The child's SOGIE, if an
				  assessment of the individual child indicates that such consideration is in the
				  best interests of the child.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 7 - ADOPTION PLACEMENT SERVICES › Section R. 400.12712 - Supervision

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 712.
(1) An
				  agency shall provide post-placement supervisory visits for the adoptive family
				  at the adoptive parent's home as needed to ensure the safety and well-being of
				  the child, but not less than once every month, after the placement of a child
				  and until the final order of adoption, or as required by the sending state
				  where the adoption originated.
(2)
				  An agency shall assess and record the child's and adoptive family's adjustment
				  and, where needed, include plans to assist the child or adoptive
				  family.
(3) An agency shall keep
				  the adoptive parents informed of the results of the agency's continuing
				  assessment of the placement at the conclusion of each visit.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 7 - ADOPTION PLACEMENT SERVICES › Section R. 400.12713 - Adoption placement record

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 713.
(1) An
				  agency shall permanently retain a case record for each adoptive child after
				  adoptive placement except as identified in subrule (5) of this rule.
(2) The record must contain, at a minimum,
				  all the following:
(a) Orientation
				  documentation as required by
				  R 400.12604.
(b) Evaluation documentation as required by
				  R 400.12708.
(c) Placement documentation as required by
				  R 400.12709.
(d) Supervision documentation as required by
				  R 400.12712.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 8 - INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION › Section R. 400.12801 - Department authorization

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 801.
(1) The
				  department shall authorize an agency to evaluate applicants for inter-country
				  adoption.
(2) The department shall
				  authorize an agency to assist with the adoption or placement of a child coming
				  to the United States for the purpose of being adopted.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 8 - INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION › Section R. 400.12802 - Program statement

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 802.
(1) An
				  agency shall have and follow a current written program statement that includes
				  all the following information:
(a) Placement
				  programs, by country.
(b)
				  Eligibility requirements for adoptive parents established by the agency and the
				  specific countries.
(c) Services
				  available, either directly or indirectly, both before and after
				  adoption.
(d) Procedures for
				  completing adoptive evaluations.
(e) A clear delineation of fees, charges, or
				  other consideration or thing of value for adoption services. Differences in
				  fees for different countries must be clearly stated.
(f) If the agency has written contracts or
				  agreements with individuals in the foreign country or entity, the
				  responsibilities of the agency and the responsibilities of the contractor must
				  be clearly identified.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 8 - INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION › Section R. 400.12803 - Policies and procedures

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 803. The agency shall have and follow written policies
					 and procedures for inter-country adoption services, including the requirements
					 in R 400.12604,
					 R 400.12605, and
					 R 400.12808.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 8 - INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION › Section R. 400.12804 - Adoptive family evaluation

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 804.
(1) If an
				  agency assists a family with an evaluation prepared specifically for the
				  adoption of a child coming to the United States for the purpose of being
				  adopted, then the agency shall complete adoptive evaluations as required in
				  R 400.12605.
(2) Adoptive family evaluations accepted from
				  other states or agencies in this state must be completed by an agency or social
				  worker licensed to complete adoption home studies in the state where the
				  evaluation was completed.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 8 - INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION › Section R. 400.12805 - Fees

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 805. An agency shall have a specific fee policy that
					 covers the following:
(a) That all fees
				  are to be covered in a written agreement with applicants.
(b) What specific services are covered by the
				  fees.
(c) Whether fees can change
				  during an agreement.
(d) Fees
				  associated with modifying the agreement.
(e) Specific fees for each country.
(f) Fees associated with changing
				  countries.
(g) What fees can be
				  transferred during the agreement.
(h) What fees are refundable and at what
				  points in time.
(i) How fees are to
				  be paid to individuals in other countries.
(j) Which fees are to be paid to individuals
				  in other countries.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 8 - INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION › Section R. 400.12806 - Placement

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 806.
(1) An
				  agency shall require a social service supervisor or chief administrator, if the
				  placement is recommended by a social service supervisor, to approve or deny the
				  recommendation for placement. The decision must be documented in the
				  record.
(2) An adoptive family
				  evaluation completed by a different agency or licensed social worker, where
				  legal, must be endorsed by the agency arranging the placement.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 8 - INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION › Section R. 400.12807 - Supervision

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 807.
(1) An
				  agency shall provide post-placement supervision for the adoptive family at the
				  adoptive parent's home as needed, but not less than once every month after the
				  placement of a child and until the final order of adoption, or as required by
				  the country where the adoption originated.
(2) An agency shall assess and record the
				  child's and adoptive family's adjustment and, where needed, include plans to
				  assist the child or adoptive family.
(3) An agency shall keep the adoptive parents
				  informed of the results of the agency's continuing assessment of the placement
				  at the conclusion of each visit.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Child Placing Agencies › Part 8 - INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION › Section R. 400.12808 - Inter-country adoption record

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 808.
(1) An
				  agency shall permanently retain a case record for each adoptive child after
				  adoptive placement.
(2) The child
				  record must contain all the following:
(a)
				  Orientation documentation as required by
				  R 400.12604.
(b) Evaluation documentation as required by
				  R 400.12708.
(c) Placement documentation as required by
				  R 400.12709.
(d) Supervision documentation as required by
				  R 400.12711.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Children's Trust Fund Grant Program › Section R. 722.751 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1.
(1) As used
				in these rules:
(a) "Act" means Act No. 250 of
				the Public Acts of 1982, being S722.601 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled
				Laws.
(b) "Children's trust fund
				board" means the state child abuse and neglect prevention board as defined in
				section 2(e) of the act.
(c)
				"Council" means a local council which has applied to the children's trust fund
				board for, and has received, designation status based on the children's trust
				fund board's review of the council's compliance with section 10 of the
				act.
(d) "Demonstration project" is
				a direct service administered or controlled by a council for a limited period
				of time to demonstrate some aspect of prevention or to initiate and provide a
				needed direct service.
(e) "Direct
				service" means help or benefit provided to children or their families on a
				person-to-person basis.
(f)
				"Facilitation of interagency projects" means the coordination and encouragement
				of a project in which the direct service component is not done under the
				control or direction of the council or its employees.
(g) "Prevention services" refers to a
				continuum of primary, secondary, and tertiary efforts aimed at the prevention
				of child abuse. In this continuum, primary prevention refers to programs which
				are believed to be universally beneficial in curbing child abuse aimed at the
				general population; secondary prevention refers to programs or services aimed
				at high risk populations which may be more prone to abuse or neglect of
				children; tertiary prevention refers to programs or services aimed at limiting
				the amount of damage, morbidity, or further abuse once child abuse or neglect
				has occurred in a given family or population.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Children's Trust Fund Grant Program › Section R. 722.752 - Council responsibilities

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2. A council shall do all of the following:
(a) Facilitate collaborative community
				prevention programs and services in a specific geographical area. The
				prevention program shall utilize trained volunteers and existing community
				resources where practicable.
(b)
				Provide the children's trust fund board with review and comments on grant
				applicants from its geographic area.
(c) Participate, when invited by the
				children's trust fund board, in monitoring funded projects in relationship to
				the process component of the evaluation.
(d) Run or facilitate a collaborative
				community effort in the provision of local public education and professional
				training programs.
(e) Foster
				fund-raising to the children's trust fund and councils.
(f) Provide input to the children's trust
				fund board on the establishment of priorities for prevention services
				development.
(g) Provide assistance
				to prevention projects in its area in developing match and ongoing
				funding.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Children's Trust Fund Grant Program › Section R. 722.753 - Children's trust fund board responsibilities

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 3. The children's trust fund board shall do all of the
				  following:
(a) Inform the councils of
				the children's trust fund board's involvement in their local communities,
				including an invitation to participate in any site visits.
(b) Forward copies of grants awarded in their
				areas to the councils.
(c) Inform
				the councils of significant changes in grants which the councils have
				approved.
(d) Provide technical
				assistance to councils or their designees.
(e) Fund councils to help underwrite costs
				associated with being a local council.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Children's Trust Fund Grant Program › Section R. 722.754 - Council funding

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 4.
(1) The
				children's trust fund board shall annually establish the proportion and amount
				of the children's trust fund which shall be available for allocation to
				councils and shall establish the formula by which these funds will be
				distributed.
(2) All councils shall
				receive a yearly allotment of funds, contingent on the submittal of acceptable
				annual prevention plans. The allotment may vary in amount from council to
				council.
(3) The match for formula
				funding to local councils may be matched 100% with in-kind services as listed
				in
				R
				722.752.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Children's Trust Fund Grant Program › Section R. 722.755 - Grants for prevention services

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 5.
(1) The
				children's trust fund board shall biennially develop a state plan which
				establishes a rationale and priorities for the allocation of grants for
				prevention services.
(2) The
				children's trust fund board shall establish a procedure for accepting and
				reviewing applications which includes the review and comment of local projects
				by the councils.
(3) In making
				funding determinations, the children's trust fund board shall take into
				consideration the recommendations of the councils, together with such factors
				as geographic distribution, prevention service priorities, and other factors
				the children's trust fund board deems appropriate. These conditions shall be
				published in an annual request for proposals.
(4) Councils may submit applications for
				demonstration projects or the facilitation of interagency projects within the
				stated priorities. Such applications shall be reviewed on a competitive basis
				through the project grant award process. It is not mandatory that such grants
				be awarded. If a grant is awarded, the plans for transfer to another agency
				shall be a condition of any demonstration grant award.
(5) In determining the length of funding from
				the children's trust fund beyond 1 year, the children's trust fund board shall
				take into consideration such factors as performance, length of time required to
				complete an evaluation, efforts of the project sponsor and council to obtain
				other funding, and other factors the children's trust fund board deems
				appropriate and publishes prior to issuing grants.
(6) The children's trust fund board may
				designate grants for any of the following purposes:
(a) As seed money to pay for the
				establishment, but not ongoing operation, of a prevention service.
(b) As a subsidy for the basic underwriting
				of service costs.
(c) For declining
				funding, moving from 100% the first year to 0% over a period of time specified
				in advance by the children's trust fund board.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Childrens Services Agency › Children's Trust Fund Grant Program › Section R. 722.756 - Board meetings; purpose; open meetings

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6.
(1) The
				purpose of a children's trust fund board meeting is to conduct the business of
				the children's trust fund, allowing and encouraging public input.
(2) The business which the children's trust
				fund board performs shall be conducted at a public meeting of the children's
				trust fund board held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of
				1976, as amended, being S15.261 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws. 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, as amended.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Family Independence Services Administration › Inter-County Disputes › Part 2 - INTER-COUNTY DISPUTES › Section R. 400.31 - Appeal; petition

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 31. To appeal a dispute with another county or
					 counties concerning the settlement of an applicant or recipient with respect to
					 any form of public assistance, a county shall file a written petition with the
					 director of administrative hearings. The petition shall clearly explain the
					 nature of the dispute and provide a factual background of the
					 dispute.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Family Independence Services Administration › Inter-County Disputes › Part 2 - INTER-COUNTY DISPUTES › Section R. 400.32 - Answer

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 32. Upon notice from the family independence agency
					 (FIA), the defending county or counties shall file an answer to the original
					 petition that clearly explains the county of counties position in the
					 dispute.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Family Independence Services Administration › Inter-County Disputes › Part 2 - INTER-COUNTY DISPUTES › Section R. 400.33 - Dispute Assignment

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 33. The director of FIA administrative hearings shall
					 assign the dispute to a senior level administrative law judge to hear the
					 dispute pursuant to the provisions of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969,
					 as amended, being SS24.201 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled
					 Laws.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Family Independence Services Administration › Inter-County Disputes › Part 2 - INTER-COUNTY DISPUTES › Section R. 400.34 - Prehearing Conference

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 34.
(1) The
				  assigned administrative law judge shall conduct a prehearing conference either
				  in person or by telephone.
(2) At
				  the prehearing conference the administrative law judge shall do all of the
				  following:
(a) Ascertain the nature of the
				  dispute.
(b) Determine the
				  necessary parties to the dispute and the necessary witnesses.
(c) Explore the possibility of
				  settlement.
(d) Set the date and
				  time of hearing.
(e) Issue
				  subpeonas.
(f) Resolve any other
				  preliminary matters that the law judge deems necessary and
				  appropriate.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Family Independence Services Administration › Inter-County Disputes › Part 2 - INTER-COUNTY DISPUTES › Section R. 400.35 - Hearing date; hearing place; notice

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 35. The assigned administrative law judge shall set a
					 date and place for the hearing and shall give every party to the dispute fair
					 written notice of the date, place, and time of the hearing. The hearing shall
					 be held in the office's of the FIA administrative hearings division, unless a
					 client involved in the dispute requests that the hearing be held in a location
					 more convenient to the client.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Family Independence Services Administration › Inter-County Disputes › Part 2 - INTER-COUNTY DISPUTES › Section R. 400.36 - Representation; evidence

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 36.
(1) A
				  party to a dispute may be represented by another person.
(2) A party to a dispute may present
				  witnesses and evidence if the presiding administrative law judge determines
				  that the witnesses or evidence has a direct bearing on the dispute and if the
				  witnesses or evidence is presented in compliance with sections 71 to 87 of Act
				  No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being SS24.271 to 24.287 of the
				  Michigan Compiled Laws.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Family Independence Services Administration › Inter-County Disputes › Part 2 - INTER-COUNTY DISPUTES › Section R. 400.37 - Findings of fact; proposal for decision

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 37. The presiding administrative law judge shall hear
					 and weigh all evidence and shall prepare written findings of the facts and a
					 proposal for decision. The findings of fact and the proposal for decision shall
					 be mailed to the counties involved in the dispute for their review and an
					 opportunity to file exceptions.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Family Independence Services Administration › Inter-County Disputes › Part 2 - INTER-COUNTY DISPUTES › Section R. 400.38 - Director decision

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 38. The director of the family independence agency
					 shall review the proposal for decision and any exceptions and shall issue a
					 decision. The decision shall be final and binding on the
					 parties.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Family Independence Services Administration › Food Stamp Program › Section R. 400.3001 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1. As used in these rules:
(a) "Administrative recoupment" means a
				process by which a group's benefits are reduced to make payments on an
				overissuance.
(b) "Application
				filing date" means the date that the department receives a signed application
				document that includes the minimum required information.
(c) "Collection actions" means the department
				processes initiated to maximize recovery of overissued benefits.
(d) "Department" mean the Michigan department
				of human services.
(e) "Nonprofit"
				means tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986,
				26 U.S.C.
				§501(c)(3).
(f) "Group living arrangement" has the
				meaning specified in the food stamp act and nutrition act of 2008,
				7
				U.S.C.
				§2012(i)(7).
(g) "Overissuance" means an issuance of more
				benefits than the group is eligible to receive.
(h) "Per diem" means a daily rate.
(i) "Recoupment" means a department action to
				identify and recover a benefit overissuance.
(j) "Repayment" means an action by a group to
				pay back benefits received.
(k)
				"Substance abuse treatment center (SATC)" means a facility that provides
				special living arrangements and a complete program for the treatment of
				addiction to drugs or alcohol, or both.
(l) "Supplemental nutrition assistance
				program student status" has the meaning specified in the food and nutrition act
				of 2008,
				7 U.S.C. §
										2015(e)(1) and (2) and
				7 C.F.R.
				273.5.
(m) "Treasury" means the Michigan department
				of treasury.
(n) "Verification"
				means documentation or other evidence to establish the accuracy of a client's
				verbal or written statements.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Family Independence Services Administration › Food Stamp Program › Section R. 400.3005 - Applications

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 5. The application process shall be completed as
				  specified in the food and nutrition act of 2008,
				  7
				  U.S.C. §
										2020 and
				  7 C.F.R. §
										273.2, except as follows:
(a) An application may be submitted by fax,
				mail, hand delivered or applied for online on a form prescribed by the
				department.
(b) An application may
				be denied within 30 calendar days from the application filing date if the
				applicant was interviewed and allowed not less than 10 calendar days to provide
				requested verifications.
(c) If an
				application is denied within 30 calendar days from the application filing date,
				and the applicant subsequently completes the application requirements within
				the original 30 calendar days, then benefits shall be provided back to the
				original date of application if the group is eligible.
(d) An applicant who fails to contact the
				department after missing the application interview shall not have a second
				interview automatically scheduled.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Family Independence Services Administration › Food Stamp Program › Section R. 400.3006 - Temporary absence from home

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6.
(1) A person
				is temporarily absent from the home if all of the following provisions apply:
(a) The person's location is known.
(b) There is a definite plan for the person's
				return.
(c) The person lived with
				the group before the absence.
(d)
				The absence has lasted or is expected to last 30 calendar days or
				less.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Family Independence Services Administration › Food Stamp Program › Section R. 400.3009 - Child support; good cause claim and determination; exceptions to cooperation requirement

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 9.
(1) A client
				shall take all action required by 1939 PA 280, MCL §
									400.1
				to
				400.122 to establish
				paternity and obtain support.
(2) A
				client may claim good cause for not taking the action specified in subrule (1)
				of this rule. Good cause includes any of the following reasons:
(a) The child entitled to support was
				conceived due to incest or forcible rape.
(b) Legal proceedings for the adoption of the
				child entitled to support are pending before a court.
(c) A client is currently receiving
				counseling from a public or licensed private social agency to decide if the
				child entitled to support should be released for adoption and the counseling
				has not continued for more than 3 months.
(d) Physical or emotional harm may result if
				the client or child has been subject to or is in danger of any of the
				following:
(i) Serious physical harm to the
				child entitled to support.
(ii)
				Serious physical harm to the client.
(iii) Serious emotional harm to the child
				entitled to support that actually harms the child's ability to function in
				everyday life.
(iv) Serious
				emotional harm to the client that actually harms the client's capacity to
				adequately care for the child entitled to support.
(e) Sexual abuse
(f) Sexual activity involving a dependent
				child.
(g) Being forced as the
				caretaker relative of a dependent child to engage in nonconsensual sexual acts
				or activities.
(h) Threats of, or
				attempts at, physical or sexual abuse.
(i) Mental abuse.
(j) Neglect or deprivation of medical
				care.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Health and Human Services › Family Independence Services Administration › Food Stamp Program › Section R. 400.3010 - Imposition of support disqualification; removal of support disqualification

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 10.
(1) Failure
				to cooperate in obtaining support without good cause shall result in
				disqualification and a minimum of a 1-month period of ineligibility for the
				person who failed to cooperate.
(2)
				The remaining group members may receive full program benefits, if
				eligible.
(3) If the family
				independence program (FIP) closes due to child support non-cooperation, the
				last FIP grant is budgeted in the FAP budget for 1 month.
(4) The noncooperative person shall remain
				disqualified until he or she cooperates and takes action to establish paternity
				or obtain support.