Section 333.5805 - Service to be developed, extended, and improved; referral of children; purposes of program. - Michigan Statutes

PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 368 of 1978

333.5805 Service to be developed, extended, and improved; referral of children; purposes of program.

Sec. 5805.

(1) The department shall develop, extend, and improve services:

(a) For locating crippled children and children suffering from conditions which lead to crippling and, effective April 1, 1989, for locating children reported to the department pursuant to section 5721.

(b) For providing medical, surgical, corrective, nutritional, and other services and care, including aftercare when necessary, and facilities for diagnosis and hospitalization of crippled children.

(c) For preventing, insofar as possible, crippling conditions.

(2) The department shall refer children reported to the department pursuant to section 5721 who are in need of services to the appropriate services inside or outside of the department.

(3) The program shall be carried out for the purposes of providing medical and physical care for crippled children and for making them self-sustaining in whole or in part rather than dependent on the public for support.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 236, Eff. Oct. 1, 1988
Popular Name: Act 368