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Statutes > Michigan > Chapter-400 > Act-280-of-1939 > 280-1939-state-department-of-social-services > Section-400-11dTHE SOCIAL WELFARE ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 280 of 1939
400.11d Availability of writing to public; correction of inaccurate statements; identification of unsubstantiated statements.
Sec. 11d.
(1) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the state department in the performance of its duties under this act shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(2) The state department shall correct any inaccurate statement and shall clearly identify any unsubstantiated statement in a record or report provided to the state department pursuant to sections 11 to 11e.
(3) Any person who is the subject of a report provided to the department pursuant to sections 11 to 11e may request that the director correct an inaccurate report or clearly identify as unsubstantiated any record of a case for which the investigation did not reveal an incident described in sections 11 to 11e. If the director determines that the request is valid, the state department shall take the appropriate action. However, a correction or identification provided for in this subsection shall not be made until an investigation has been completed and the case has been closed to receipt of adult protective services.
History: Add. 1982, Act 519, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
Popular Name: Act 280
