MI SB0824

Requires mandatory notification to the department when a newborn infant is found to have any amount of alcohol, controlled substance, or metabolite of a controlled substance in their body, using a department-prescribed notification method rather than standard child abuse reporting procedures.

Mandates the department develop a plan of safe care addressing the needs of the newborn infant and parents, including services during and after pregnancy, and coordinate with the hospital where the newborn was born if appropriate.

Requires a formal child abuse or neglect report only if both conditions are met: the newborn has alcohol or controlled substances in their body AND the newborn's health or welfare is threatened by the parent's substance abuse.

Prohibits child abuse or neglect reports based solely on the presence of substances in the newborn's body or reasonable suspicion of such presence without evidence of threatened health or welfare.

Exempts from reporting requirements cases where the alcohol, controlled substance, or metabolite results from medical treatment administered to the newborn or birth parent.