(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.