400.792 Home visitation programs; purpose; duties.

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Sec. 2.

(1)The departments shall only support home visitation programs that include periodic home visits to improve the health, well-being, and self-sufficiency of parents and their children.

(2)Home visitation programs supported under this act shall provide face-to-face visits by nurses, social workers, and other early childhood and health professionals or trained and supervised lay workers.

(3)Home visitation programs supported under this act shall do 1 or more of the following:

(a)Work to improve maternal, infant, or child health outcomes including reducing preterm births.

(b)Promote positive parenting practices.

(c)Build healthy parent and child relationships.

(d)Enhance social-emotional development.

(e)Support cognitive development of children.

(f)Improve the health of the family.

(g)Empower families to be self-sufficient.

(h)Reduce child maltreatment and injury.

(i)Increase school readiness.

History: 2012, Act 291 , Eff. Mar. 28, 2013