Sec. 47.
(1) Two or more counties may organize a district department of social welfare and medical relief by a majority vote of the members elect of the county board of commissioners of each county. The administration of the powers and duties of the department shall be vested in a district social welfare board and medical advisory council. The district social welfare board and medical advisory council shall consist of members appointed from persons who are residents within the district, for 3-year terms as follows: 1 member shall be appointed by the state social welfare commission and the county board of commissioners of each county included in the district shall each appoint 2 members. Of the members first appointed the member appointed by the state social welfare commission shall be appointed for a term of 1 year; 1 member appointed by the county board of commissioners of each county shall be appointed for the term of 2 years, and 1 member for the term of 3 years. A reference in this act to a county department of social services or to a county social services board, shall be deemed to apply to a district department of social welfare or a district social welfare board, where a district has been created as provided in this section. A member of a district board shall not hold an elective office. The members of the district social welfare board shall choose a chairperson as provided in section 46.
(2) The business which a district social welfare board may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976. 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.
(3) Except as prescribed in sections 35 and 64, a writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by a district department of social welfare or a district social welfare board in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976.
History: 1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.47 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 224, Imd. Eff. June 13, 1978 Popular Name: Act 280
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122)
Section 400.48 - Organization of Counties Into Single Administrative Unit; Appointment of Director.
Section 400.50 - County Employee; Unauthorized Transfer of Public Relief Recipient, Misdemeanor.
Section 400.53 - County Board; Cooperation With State Department.
Section 400.55 - Administration of Public Welfare Program by County Department.
Section 400.55b - Repealed. 1983, Act 213, Imd. Eff. Nov. 11, 1983.
Section 400.55c - Repealed. 1995, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996.
Section 400.56 - Repealed. 1995, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996.
Section 400.56a, 400.56b - Repealed. 1964, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 1964.
Section 400.56c-400.56g - Repealed. 1995, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996.
Section 400.57c - Application for Assistance by Minor Parent; Duties of Department.
Section 400.57h - Repealed. 2011, Act 131, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011.
Section 400.57k - Repealed. 2011, Act 131, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011.
Section 400.57l - Feasibility of Substance Abuse Testing Program; Report.
Section 400.57o - Repealed. 2011, Act 131, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011.
Section 400.57p - Counting Certain Months Toward Cumulative Total of 48 Months; Exclusion.
Section 400.57q - Earned Income Disregard.
Section 400.57r - Family Independence Program Assistance; Limitation.
Section 400.57s - Repealed. 2015, Act 58, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015.
Section 400.57t - Repealed. 2011, Act 131, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011.
Section 400.58a - County Medical Care Facility; Admittance.
Section 400.58c - County Medical Care Facility; Patients With Contagious Disease, Isolation.
Section 400.59b - Notification of County of Residence; Denial of Settlement, Notice.
Section 400.59c - Domicile and Legal Settlement Cases; Appeal, Determination by State Department.
Section 400.59d - Domicile and Legal Settlement Cases; Appeal; Insufficient Evidence.
Section 400.60a - Program of Computer Data Matching; Development and Implementation; Report.
Section 400.61 - Violations; Penalties; Cessation of Payments During Imprisonment.
Section 400.62 - Relief or Assistance; Effect of Amendment or Repeal; No Claim for Compensation.
Section 400.63a - Contract Awards to Specific Organizations.
Section 400.65 - Hearings Within County Department; Rules for Procedure; Review by Board.
Section 400.66 - Finality of Decision as to Relief or Medical Care; Investigation by Department.
Section 400.66c - Hospitalization; Reimbursement of County Expense.
Section 400.66d - Finality of Determination of Ineligibility for Hospitalization.
Section 400.66f - Repealed. 1971, Act 146, Imd. Eff. Nov. 12, 1971.
Section 400.66h - Hospitalization; Consent to Surgical Operation, Medical Treatment; First Aid.
Section 400.66k - Office; Creation; Purpose; Duties; Powers; Appeals Procedure.
Section 400.66m - Invoices for Reimbursement.
Section 400.66n - Appropriations.
Section 400.68 - Application by County Board for State and Federal Moneys.
Section 400.70 - Appropriation for Expenses by County Board of Supervisors.
Section 400.71 - Distinction Between Township, City, and County Poor; Abolition.
Section 400.72 - Repealed. 1968, Act 117, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1968.
Section 400.73 - Repealed. 1975, Act 237, Eff. Jan. 1, 1976.
Section 400.74 - Child Care and Social Welfare Funds; Disbursement; Bond; Purchases Made Locally.
Section 400.75 - County Board of Auditors; Authority.
Section 400.77b - Repealed. 1973, Act 189, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1974.
Section 400.79 - Prosecuting Attorney; Duty to Give Counsel to Board or Director.
Section 400.80 - County Social Welfare Board; Reports to State Department.
Section 400.86 - County Departments; Powers and Duties Transferred.
Section 400.87 - Veterans' Relief Act Not Repealed.
Section 400.88 - Repealed. 1957, Act 95, Eff. July 1, 1957.
Section 400.90 - Political Activity or Use of Position by Officers and Employes Prohibited; Penalty.
Section 400.103 - Agreements as to Eligibility for Supplementary Benefits and Medical Assistance.
Section 400.105e - Appropriations.
Section 400.105f - Michigan Health Care Cost and Quality Advisory Committee.
Section 400.105g - Remote Patient Monitoring Services; Definition.
Section 400.105h - Telemedicine; Eligibility; Definitions.
Section 400.107 - Medically Indigent; Financial Eligibility; Income.
Section 400.107a - Workforce Engagement Requirements; Definitions.
Section 400.109b - Modification of Formula for Indigent Care Volume Price Adjustor.
Section 400.109d - Services Relating to Performing Abortions; Prohibitions.
Section 400.109i - Locally or Regionally Based Single Point of Entry Agencies for Long-Term Care.
Section 400.109j - Designation of Single Point of Entry Agencies; Limitation.
Section 400.110 - Medical Services for Residents Absent From State.
Section 400.110a - Funding; Rural Hospital Access Pool; Limitations; Definitions.
Section 400.111b - Requirements as Condition of Participation by Provider.
Section 400.111c - Duties of Director in Carrying Out Authority Conferred by MCL 400.111a(7)(d).
Section 400.111e - Grounds for Action by Director.
Section 400.111h - Applicability of MCL 400.111a to 400.111g.
Section 400.111k - Lead Screening on Children Enrolled in Medicaid.
Section 400.111l - Children Participants in Wic Program; Lead Testing Required.
Section 400.111n - Effective Date of Policy Changes Affecting Medicaid Cost Reports.
Section 400.112 - Medical Services; Contract With Private Agencies as Fiscal Agents.
Section 400.112b - Definitions.
Section 400.112d - Repealed. 2006, Act 674, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 2007.
Section 400.112e[1] - Payments Not Required; Amounts Constituting Payment in Full.
Section 400.112h - "Estate" and "Property" Defined.
Section 400.112j - Rules; Report.
Section 400.112k - Applicability of Program to Certain Medical Assistance Recipients.
Section 400.113 - “Executive Director” and “Office” Defined.
Section 400.115 - Services to Children and Youth.
Section 400.115a - Office of Children and Youth Services; Duties Generally.
Section 400.115f - Definitions.
Section 400.115k - Appeal of Determination; Notice of Rights of Appeal.
Section 400.115n - Escape of Juvenile From Facility or Residence; Notification; Definitions.
Section 400.115s - Interstate Compacts; Authorization; Force and Effect; Contents.
Section 400.117 - Repealed. 1972, Act 301, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973.
Section 400.117b - Office of Children and Youth Services; Powers Generally.
Section 400.117d - Repealed. 2018, Act 21, Eff. May 15, 2018.
Section 400.117f - Joint Program for Providing Juvenile Justice Services.
Section 400.117g - County Block Grant; Calculation; Adjustment; Deduction.
Section 400.119 - Youth Advisory Commission; Duties.
Section 400.119a - Departments and Agencies of Executive Branch of Government; Duties.
Section 400.120, 400.121 - Repealed. 1988, Act 75, Eff. June 1, 1991.
Section 400.122 - Repealed. 1978, Act 87, Eff. Apr. 1, 1978.