LD 1919
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4.__Determine if infant is abused or neglected.__Determine
whether or not the infant is abused or neglected and, if so,
determine the degree of harm or threatened harm in each case;

 
5.__Develop plan for safe care.__For each infant whom the
department determines to be affected by illegal substance abuse
or to be suffering from withdrawal symptoms resulting from
prenatal drug exposure, develop, with the assistance of any
health care provider involved in the mother's or the child's
medical or mental health care, a plan for the safe care of the
infant and, in appropriate cases, refer the child or mother or
both to a social service agency or voluntary substance abuse
prevention service; and

 
6.__Comply with section 4004.__For each infant whom the
department determines to be abused or neglected, comply with
section 4004, subsection 2, paragraphs E and F.

 
Sec. Z-2. 22 MRSA §4008, sub-§3, ¶G, as amended by PL 2001, c. 696,
§19, is further amended to read:

 
G. The prospective adoptive parents. Prior to a child
being placed for the purpose of adoption, the department
shall comply with the requirements of Title 18-A, section 9-
304, subsection (b) and section 8205; and

 
Sec. Z-3. 22 MRSA §4008, sub-§3, ¶H, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 696,
§20, is amended to read:

 
H. Upon written request, a person having the legal
authorization to evaluate or treat a child, parent or
custodian who is the subject of a record. This includes a
member of a treatment team or group convened to plan for or
treat a child or family that is the subject of a record.;

 
Sec. Z-4. 22 MRSA §4008, sub-§3, ¶¶I and J are enacted to read:

 
I.__Any government entity that needs such information in
order to carry out its responsibilities under law to protect
children from abuse and neglect.__For purposes of this
paragraph, "government entity" means a federal entity, a
state entity of any state, a local government entity of any
state or locality or an agent of a federal, state or local
government entity; and

 
J.__To a juvenile court when the child who is the subject of
the records has been brought before the court pursuant to
Title 15, Part 6.


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