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Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.623a (2026)

Knowledge or suspicion of alcohol, controlled substance, or metabolite of controlled substance in body of newborn infant; report required; exception.

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CHILD PROTECTION LAW


Act 238 of 1975


722.623a Knowledge or suspicion of alcohol, controlled substance, or metabolite of controlled substance in body of newborn infant; report required; exception.

Sec. 3a.

    In addition to the reporting requirement in section 3, a person who is required to report suspected child abuse or neglect under section 3(1) and who knows, or from the child's symptoms has reasonable cause to suspect, that a newborn infant has any amount of alcohol, a controlled substance, or a metabolite of a controlled substance in his or her body shall report to the department in the same manner as required under section 3. A report is not required under this section if the person knows that the alcohol, controlled substance, or metabolite, or the child's symptoms, are the result of medical treatment administered to the newborn infant or his or her mother.

History: Add. 1996, Act 581, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2005–2010 · leading case: People v. Feezel, 783 N.W.2d 67 (Mich. 2010).
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People v. Feezel, 783 N.W.2d 67 (Mich. 2010). · cites it 2× “In fact, MCL 722.623a requires a person to report suspected child abuse if a newborn infant has any amount of a metabolite of a controlled substance in his or her body.”
People v. Derror, 706 N.W.2d 451 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005). “20 MCL 722.623a. 21 Nemeth v Abonmarche Development, Inc, 457 Mich 16, 43 ; 576 NW2d 641 (1998).”
People v. Derror, 715 N.W.2d 822 (Mich. 2006). · cites it 2× “In MCL 722.623a, the Legislature specifically uses the term "metabolite" in discussing child abuse reporting requirements.”
People of Michigan v. Dennis Wayne Kurts (Mich. 2006). “In MCL 722.623a, the Legislature specifically uses the term “metabolite” in discussing child abuse reporting requirements.”
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