Sec. 36.
(1) An adult foster care family home may be concurrently licensed as a foster family home or a foster family group home. Except as provided in subsection (2), additional minor children who are not related to a resident of the adult foster care family home shall not be received in the adult foster care family home after the filing of an application for a license under this act.
(2) A licensee may receive a minor child placed in foster care under the laws of this state after filing an application for a license under this act. A placement under this subsection shall be approved at the discretion of the director or his or her designee and shall be based upon a recommendation by a licensed child placing agency or an approved governmental unit and shall be subject to appropriate terms and conditions determined by the department.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) “Foster family home” means that term as defined in section 1 of 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111.
(b) “Foster family group home” means that term as defined in section 1 of 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111.
History: Add. 1984, Act 140, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1984 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 59, Eff. Aug. 1, 2004
Last modified: October 10, 2016