HOUSE BILL No. 6505


     November 7, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Gosselin, Pappageorge and Drolet and referred to the Committee on Family and
Children Services.


        A bill to amend 1975 PA 238, entitled

   "Child protection law,"

   by amending section 3a (MCL 722.623a), as added by 1996 PA 581.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             Sec. 3a.  (1) In addition to the reporting requirement in

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        section 3, a person who is required to report suspected child

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        abuse or neglect under section 3(1) and who knows, or from the

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        child's symptoms has reasonable cause to suspect, that a newborn

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        infant has any amount of alcohol, a controlled substance, or a

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        metabolite of a controlled substance in his or her body shall

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        report to the department in the same manner as required under

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        section 3.  A report is not required under this section if the

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        person knows that the alcohol, controlled substance, or

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        metabolite, or the child's symptoms, are the result of medical




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        treatment administered to the newborn infant or his or her

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        mother.

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             (2) THE FACT THAT A CHILD'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN REFUSES TO

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        HAVE THE CHILD ADMINISTERED A PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION OR QUES-

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        TIONS THE ADMINISTRATION OF A PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION TO THE

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        CHILD IS NOT CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT.  THE FACT THAT A CHILD'S

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        PARENT OR GUARDIAN REFUSES TO HAVE THE CHILD ADMINISTERED A PSY-

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        CHOTROPIC MEDICATION OR QUESTIONS THE ADMINISTRATION OF A PSYCHO-

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        TROPIC MEDICATION TO THE CHILD IS NOT REASONABLE CAUSE TO SUSPECT

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        THAT CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT HAS OCCURRED.




































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