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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 3f. (1) Except as provided in subsection (5), within 24 hours after a child care organization receives notice that a high-risk special investigation is being conducted by the department, the child care organization shall make a good-faith effort to make oral notification to each parent or legal guardian of 1 or more of the following:
(a) Children who were under the child care organization's care at the site and the time the incident being investigated occurred.
(b) If the individual being investigated is still present at the child care organization at the time of the investigation, children who have or will come into contact with the individual being investigated as long as that individual is present at the child care organization.
(2) The child care organization shall send written notification within 1 business day after the initial good-faith attempt under subsection (1) at oral notification. For the purpose of this subsection, written notification shall be given by 1 of the following:
(a) Mail service.
(b) Facsimile transmission.
(c) Electronic mail.
(3) If the department determines that a child care organization is not complying with either notification requirement in subsection (1) or (2), the department may suspend the child care organization's license issued under this act pending review.
(4) If, upon completion of the high-risk special investigation, the department makes a determination that there are no substantiated rule violations, the department shall provide the child care organization with written notification of that determination that the child care organization may share with the parents or legal guardians of the children in the child care organization's care who received the notification required under subsections (1) and (2).
(5) This section does not apply to a child caring institution, child placing agency, foster family home, or foster family group home.
(6) For the purpose of this section, “high-risk special investigation” means an investigation that the department conducts regarding 1 or more of the conditions listed in section 8(3)(a) to (c) of the child protection law, 1975 PA 238, MCL 722.628.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 722. Children § 722.113f - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-722-children/mi-comp-laws-722-113f/
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