October 3, 2013, Introduced by Senators GREGORY, HANSEN, ANDERSON, WARREN, PROOS, NOFS, JONES, PAPPAGEORGE, SCHUITMAKER, BIEDA, HOPGOOD, ANANICH, ROBERTSON, MARLEAU, CASPERSON, MOOLENAAR, BRANDENBURG, ROCCA, MEEKHOF, CASWELL, JANSEN, BOOHER, COLBECK, YOUNG, HILDENBRAND, RICHARDVILLE, KAHN and EMMONS and referred to the Committee on Families, Seniors and Human Services.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 203, entitled
"Foster care and adoption services act,"
by amending section 4c (MCL 722.954c), as added by 1997 PA 172.
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 child's medical provider and a
signed document for the release of the child's medical records. The
supervising agency shall require that a child's medical provider
remain constant while the child is in foster care, unless the
child's 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 shall
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 child's physical and
mental health, including information that the child may be a victim
of human trafficking.
(3) Each foster care worker who transfers a child's 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, or 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 MCL 330.1100b(14)(a) or (b) or
a
social worker certified under section 1606 of the occupational
code,
1980 PA 299, MCL 339.1606, section
100b(15)(a), (b), or (d)
of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1100b, who is
trained in children's psychological assessments perform an
assessment or psychological evaluation of the child. The costs of
the assessment or evaluation shall be borne by the supervising
agency. This subsection applies only to a child who is made a state
ward
on or after the effective date of the amendatory act that
added
this section.March 31, 1998.
(5) A child's 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 child's medical and physical status upon entry into
foster care.
(6) If, after an assessment or psychological evaluation
required under subsection (4), a child is determined to 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 agency's care, counseling
services appropriate for minor victims of human trafficking.