Out of State Child Protective Services Agencies

To assist in providing for the ease and timely processing of information as outlined under the Michigan Child Protection Law under 722.627(2)(a), state agencies outside of the State of Michigan who are investigating a report of known or suspected child abuse or neglect, may request either the history or reports pertaining to alleged or known perpetrators or victims by emailing the request to:

MDHHS-OutofStateAgencyCPSRecordsRequest@michigan.gov.

To make a request, please complete the following:

• The request must be sent from a valid agency email address.
• Completed the MDHHS-6184, Request for Child Protective Services For Records form.
  • The identifying information for those individuals whom seeking the information pertaining to.
    • Must include, at minimum, the name and date of birth.
• The request must include a reason the records are being requested.

Please note that requests may take 14 days to process. This may be extended based upon the volume of records requested.