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| 6-A. Records confidential. Except as otherwise provided in this | | Title, information contained in records pertaining to a juvenile | | against whom a juvenile petition has not been filed is confidential | | unless the juvenile, and the juvenile's parents, guardian or legal | | custodian if the juvenile is not emancipated, has given informed | | written consent to the disclosure of the records. |
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| | | This subsection does not preclude the release of the identity of | | a juvenile on conditional release pursuant to section 3203-A or | | on informal adjustment pursuant to this section to a criminal | | justice agency for the administration of juvenile criminal | | justice or to the Department of Health and Human Services if | | necessary to carry out the statutory functions of that agency. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 34-A MRSA §1216, sub-§1, ¶E, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 205, | | §10, is amended to read: |
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| | | E. To persons engaged in research if: |
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| | | (1) The research plan is first submitted to and | | approved by the commissioner; |
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| | | (2) The disclosure is approved by the commissioner; | | and |
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| | | (3) Neither original records nor identifying data are | | removed from the facility or office that prepared the | | records. |
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| | | The commissioner and the person doing the research shall | | preserve the anonymity of the person receiving services from | | the department and may not disseminate data that refer to | | that person by name or number or in any other way that might | lead to the person's identification; or |
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| | | Sec. 3. 34-A MRSA §1216, sub-§1, ¶F, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 205, | | §10, is amended to read: |
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| | | F. To persons who directly supervise or report on the | | health, behavior or progress of a juvenile, to the | | superintendent of a juvenile's school and the | | superintendent's designees and to agencies that are or might | | become responsible for the health or welfare of a juvenile | | if the information is relevant to and disseminated for the | | purpose of creating or maintaining an individualized plan | | for the juvenile's rehabilitation, including reintegration | into the school.; or |
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| | | Sec. 4. 34-A MRSA §1216, sub-§1, ¶G is enacted to read: |
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