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MI HB4376
Bill
Status
6/19/2019
Primary Sponsor
Elizabeth Griffin
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AI Summary
HB 4376 Summary
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Adds athletic trainers to the list of professionals required to report suspected child abuse or neglect to centralized intake by telephone or online reporting system.
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Requires written report to be filed within 72 hours of oral telephone report, unless the online reporting system report contains all required written report information.
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Mandates immediate notification to law enforcement and child care regulatory agencies when reports involve methamphetamine exposure, sexual abuse, or abuse by non-guardian individuals like clergy or teachers.
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Protects hospital, agency, and school staff from dismissal or penalty for making mandatory reports or cooperating in investigations.
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Takes effect 90 days after enactment.
Legislative Description
Children: protection; mandatory reporting requirements for child abuse or child neglect; expand to include physical therapist, physical therapist assistants, and athletic trainers. Amends sec. 3 of 1975 PA 238 (MCL 722.623).
Education: athletics
Last Action
Referred To Committee Of The Whole With Substitute (s-1)
12/9/2020