| | | Sec. PP-4. 22 MRSA §4004-B, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 673, Pt. | | Z, §1, is amended to read: |
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| | | 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 or assign a contractor acting as | | its agent to 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 |
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| | | Sec. PP-5. 22 MRSA §4064, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 733, §18, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | 4. Rights of department. Except as delegated in this section | | or by agreement, the department shall retain custody of the child | | and all custody rights as provided by court order, statute or | | rule. The department is authorized to contract with any | | partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company | | or other legal entity recognized under the laws of the State to | | provide services to any child in long-term foster care in | | accordance with this subchapter.__In undertaking any activity | | essential to performance under such a contract, the contractor is | | immune from any criminal or civil liability for that performance | | if acting in good faith. |
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| | | Sec. QQ-1. Authority to change foster care reimbursement rates and methods. | | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of | | Health and Human Services is authorized to change reimbursement | | rates and methods for the various levels of care within the | | foster care system. The changes may be phased in over time if | | the department chooses. |
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| | | Sec. RR-1. 34-B MRSA §15002, sub-§4, ķA, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 790, | | Pt. A, §1 and affected by §3, is amended to read: |
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| | | A. The departments shall adopt rules providing for an informal | | grievance process that may be initiated at the request of a child | | or the child's family. The informal grievance process, which may | | utilize mediation, must include a written decision with findings | | of fact by an impartial |
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