state of michigan

100th Legislature

Regular session of 2020

Introduced by Reps. Garrett, Whiteford, Brann, Yaroch, Crawford and Vaupel

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5044

AN ACT to amend 1994 PA 203, entitled An act to establish certain standards for foster care and adoption services for children and their families; and to prescribe powers and duties of certain state agencies and departments and adoption facilitators, by amending section 4c (MCL 722.954c), as amended by 2014 PA 337.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 4c. (1) The supervising agency shall obtain from the parent, guardian, or custodian of each child who is placed in its care the name and address of the childs medical provider and a signed document for the release of the childs medical records. The supervising agency shall require that a childs medical provider remain constant while the child is in foster care, unless the childs current primary medical provider is a managed care health plan or unless doing so would create an unreasonable burden for the relative, foster parent, or other custodian.

(2) The supervising agency shall develop a medical passport for each child who comes under its care. The medical passport must contain all of the following:

(a) All medical information required by policy or law to be provided to foster parents.

(b) Basic medical history.

(c) A record of all immunizations.

(d) Any other information concerning the childs physical and mental health, including information that the child may be a victim of human trafficking.

(3) Each foster care worker who transfers a childs medical passport to another foster care worker shall sign and date the passport, verifying that he or she has sought and obtained the necessary information required under subsection (2) and any additional information required under department policy. The supervising agency shall provide a copy of each medical passport and updates as required by the department for maintenance in a central location.

(4) If a child under the care of a supervising agency has suffered sexual abuse, serious physical abuse, mental illness, or is alleged to be the victim of human trafficking, the supervising agency shall have an experienced and licensed mental health professional as defined under section 100b(18)(a), (b), or (d) of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1100b, who is trained in childrens psychological assessments perform an assessment or psychological evaluation of the child. The costs of the assessment or evaluation must be borne by the supervising agency.

(5) A childs supervising agency shall ensure that the child receives a medical examination when the child is first placed in foster care. One objective of this examination is to provide a record of the childs medical and physical status upon entry into foster care.

(6) If an assessment or psychological evaluation required under subsection (4) indicates that a child may have been a victim of human trafficking, the supervising agency shall provide, in addition to any reunification, adoption, or other services provided to a child under the supervising agencys care, counseling services appropriate for minor victims of human trafficking.

 

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless House Bill No. 5043 of the 100th Legislature is enacted into law.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved___________________________________________

____________________________________________________

Governor