{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-722.954","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.954","heading":"Licensure as foster parent; orientation as condition to certification; written information to be provided foster parents before placement; confidentiality.","body":"Sec. 4.\n\nBefore certifying an individual for licensure as a foster parent, a child placing agency shall conduct an orientation designed to ensure the individual's understanding of the purposes of foster care, including the temporary nature of foster care and the ultimate goal of returning the child to his or her permanent family or preparing the child for adoption.\n\nBefore placing a child with foster parents, a child placing agency shall provide the foster parents with written information including all of the following:\n\nAny history of abuse or neglect of the child.\n\nAll known emotional and psychological problems of the child.\n\nAll behavior problems of the child that might present any risk to the foster family.\n\nAny other information necessary to enable the foster family to provide a stable, safe, and healthy environment for the foster child and for other members of the foster family.\n\nThe child placing agency shall explain to the foster parents that the information provided under subsection (2) about the child and the child's family is confidential.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 722","Act Act-203-of-1994"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-722-954","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"75a4500183d0345510ae575bfecf63a246a146461c1b9b1f5c9b8f92b190c709","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-722.953b","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-722.954a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}