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SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $0 $18,175,914

Sec. V-29. Effective date; tax returns and payments. This Part takes effect July 1, 2004, except those sections that amend the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 20005, subsection 6, paragraph B; Title 22, section 7853, first paragraph and section 8102, subsection 1; and Title 34-B, section 1203-A, first paragraph, which take effect when approved. Tax returns and payments required by Title 36, chapter 358 are first due on August 15, 2004. The first payment to private nonmedical institutions authorized under section 28 of this Part is first due on August 1, 2004. The credit allowed by Title 36, section 2554, subsection 3 for uncollectible accounts applies to taxes required to be remitted by a service provider pursuant to Title 36, Part 3 in a return due on or before July 15, 2004, as well as to taxes remitted by the service provider pursuant to Title 36, chapter 358.

PART W

Sec. W-1. 22 MRSA §4008, sub-§6 is enacted to read:

6.__Requests for disclosure of records; establishment of fees; rules.__The department may accept requests and charge fees for research and disclosure of its records as provided in this subsection.

A. The department may charge fees for the services listed in paragraph B to any person except the following:

(1)__A parent in a child protection proceeding, an attorney who represents a parent in a child protection proceeding or a guardian ad litem in a child protection proceeding when the parent, attorney or guardian ad litem requests the service for the purposes of the child protection proceeding;

(2)__An adoptive parent or prospective adoptive parent who requests records relating to the child who has been or might be adopted;

(3)__A person having the legal authorization to evaluate or treat a child, parent or custodian who is the subject of a record, including 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; the record must be requested for the purpose of evaluating or treating the child, parent or custodian who is the subject of the record;