HP0278
LD 352
First Regular Session - 125th Maine Legislature
C "A", Filing Number H-74, Sponsored by
LR 1268
Item 2
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

Amend the bill in the emergency preamble by striking out all of the 2nd paragraph (page 1, lines 3 to 5 in L.D.) and inserting the following:

Whereas,  ‘this legislation needs to take effect before the expiration of the 90-day period in order to facilitate the work of the agency responsible for licensing health and social services agencies and facilities in the investigation of suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation in licensed, certified and registered facilities and programs that care for children and adults; and

Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 (page 1, lines 11 to 14 in L.D.) and inserting the following:

Sec. 1. 16 MRSA §614, sub-§3, ¶B-1  is enacted to read:

B-1 The division of licensing and regulatory services within the Department of Health and Human Services for use in the investigation of suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation in licensed, certified and registered facilities and programs that provide care to children and adults;

summary

This amendment narrows the scope of the bill to allow the division of licensing and regulatory services within the Department of Health and Human Services to have access to intelligence and investigative information for use only in the investigation of suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation in licensed, certified and registered facilities and programs that provide care to children and adults.


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