Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.2001 - Definitions

Rule 1. As used in these rules:

(a) "Caseworker" means the primary case manager that meets the educational and experiential requirements as set forth by Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 1985-5, 422 Mich cxi (1985), as modified by Administrative Order No. 1988-3, 430 Mich xcix (1988) and by order of May 19, 2009, effective September 1, 2009, 483 Mich civ (2009), or by department policy.

(b) "County department" means the county office of the department of health and human services created in each county by section 45 of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.45, or the tribal entity found within that county.

(c) "County department of health and human services subaccount" means the account authorized by the county board of commissioners or tribal entity responsible for the expenditure of child care funds by the county department.

(d) "Court" means the local or tribal court with jurisdiction over juvenile matters.

(e) "Department" means the department of health and human services.

(f) "Direct service" means service provided to a specific client rather than to a general target group.

(g) "Donated funds" means a gift of money made available to the county child care fund for services for out-of-home placement or in-home care in child welfare or delinquency matters.

(h) "Donor" means the entity, person, or persons providing the donated funds.

(i) "In-home care option" means the expenditure of child care fund dollars for services that are determined by the department to be alternatives to out-of-home care or to provide an early return home for children placed out of the home.

(j) "Intensive service" means that the caseworker-to-case load ratio is not more than 1 to 20 and that there is not less than an average of 1 face-to-face contact per week during the period a case is open for service.

(k) "Judicial costs" means costs related to or connected with the administration of justice which include, but are not limited to, the following:

(i) Filing fees.

(ii) Charges for service of summons and complaint.

(iii) Attorney fees.

(iv) Competency evaluations.

(v) Court reporter charges.

(l)"Published policies and business processes" means those policies and business processes contained in "The Child Care Fund Handbook" and department policy.

(m) "State ward charge-back" means the amount of dollars the department bills a county for the cost of care for state wards.

(n) "Title IV-E" means the funding source established by title IV, part E of the social security act, 42 USC chapter 7, subchapter IV, part E, that provides federal financial participation in the costs of foster care maintenance payments for children who would be eligible for aid to dependent children if living in the parental home or with an acceptable relative.

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Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.2001

1987 AACS; 2020 MR 10, Eff. 5/20/2020