Sec. 13.
(1) Before a minor child is hosted in a home according to a power of attorney, a family service agency shall provide training for the persons in that home. The training must be based on a national model for preparing, developing, training, and supporting resource families for the temporary care of minor children and must include training on identifying child maltreatment, understanding grief and loss, behavior management strategies, environmental safety and universal precautions, and unique child-specific needs-based training.
(2) A person to whom power related to a minor child is delegated according to a power of attorney shall not be compensated for serving as the temporary attorney-in-fact. This subsection does not prohibit an individual, private organization, or governmental entity from providing funds to a family service agency for providing services under this act.
History: 2018, Act 434, Eff. Mar. 20, 2019