Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 238 of 1975 - Child Protection Law (722.621 - 722.638)
Section 722.623a - Knowledge or Suspicion of Alcohol, Controlled Substance, or Metabolite of Controlled Substance in Body of Newborn Infant; Report Required; Exception.

Sec. 3a.
In addition to the reporting requirement in section 3, a person who is required to report suspected child abuse or neglect under section 3(1) and who knows, or from the child's symptoms has reasonable cause to suspect, that a newborn infant has any amount of alcohol, a controlled substance, or a metabolite of a controlled substance in his or her body shall report to the department in the same manner as required under section 3. A report is not required under this section if the person knows that the alcohol, controlled substance, or metabolite, or the child's symptoms, are the result of medical treatment administered to the newborn infant or his or her mother.
History: Add. 1996, Act 581, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997

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