400.792 Home visitation programs; purpose; duties.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
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