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2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 3: INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION › Part 3: CHILDREN › Chapter 1071: CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND CHILD PROTECTION ACT › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 22 §4004-B. Infants born affected by substance use disorder or after prenatal exposure to drugs or with a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

§4004-B. Infants born affected by substance use disorder or after prenatal exposure to drugs or with a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
The department shall act to protect infants born identified as being affected by substance use or withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure, whether the prenatal exposure was to legal or illegal drugs, or having a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, regardless of whether the infant is abused or neglected. The department shall:   [PL 2019, c. 342, §2 (AMD).]
1.  Receive notifications.
Receive notifications of infants who may be affected by substance use or withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure or who have a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder;
[PL 2019, c. 342, §2 (AMD).]
2.  Investigate.
Promptly investigate notifications received of infants born who may be affected by substance use or withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure or who have a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder as determined to be necessary by the department to protect the infant;
[PL 2019, c. 342, §2 (AMD).]
3.  Determine if infant is affected.
Determine whether each infant for whom the department conducts an investigation is affected by substance use or withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure or has a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder;
[PL 2019, c. 342, §2 (AMD).]
4.  Determine if infant is abused or neglected.
Determine whether the infant for whom the department conducts an investigation is abused or neglected and, if so, determine the degree of harm or threatened harm in each case;
[PL 2013, c. 192, §2 (AMD).]
5.  Develop plan for safe care.
For each infant who the department determines to be affected by substance use or withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure or who has a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, develop, with the assistance of any health care provider involved in the caregiver'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 caregiver or both to a social service agency, a health care provider or a voluntary substance use disorder prevention service. For purposes of this subsection, "health care provider" means a person described in section 4011‑A, subsection 1, paragraph A, subparagraphs (1) to (10), (15), (17) to (20) or (22); and
[PL 2019, c. 342, §2 (AMD).]
6.  Comply with section 4004.
For each infant who the department determines to be abused or neglected, comply with section 4004, subsection 2, paragraphs E and F.
[PL 2019, c. 342, §2 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 673, §Z1 (NEW). PL 2013, c. 192, §2 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 407, Pt. A, §83 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 342, §2 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 3: INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION › Part 3: CHILDREN › Chapter 1071: CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND CHILD PROTECTION ACT › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 22 §4005-A. Foster parents right to standing and intervenor status in child protection proceedings (REPEALED)

§4005-A. Foster parents right to standing and intervenor status in child protection proceedings
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 424 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 176, §1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 343, §1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 696, §13 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 3: INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION › Part 3: CHILDREN › Chapter 1071: CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND CHILD PROTECTION ACT › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 22 §4005-B. Grandparent's right to standing and intervenor status in child protection proceedings (REPEALED)

§4005-B. Grandparent's right to standing and intervenor status in child protection proceedings
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 697, §1 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 290, §§3,4 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 694, §D36 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 58, §1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 696, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 3: INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION › Part 3: CHILDREN › Chapter 1071: CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND CHILD PROTECTION ACT › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 22 §4005-C. Rights of persons who are not parties (REPEALED)

§4005-C. Rights of persons who are not parties
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1997, c. 715, §B5 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 189, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 675, §1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 696, §15 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 3: INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION › Part 3: CHILDREN › Chapter 1071: CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND CHILD PROTECTION ACT › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 22 §4005-E. Relatives; visitation and access; placement (REPEALED)

§4005-E. Relatives; visitation and access; placement
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 696, §16 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 366, §6 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 371, §2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 513, §5 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. C, §59 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2017, c. 411, §10 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 3: INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION › Part 3: CHILDREN › Chapter 1071: CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND CHILD PROTECTION ACT › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 22 §4005-F. Determinations of parentage

§4005-F. Determinations of parentage
As part of a child protection proceeding, the District Court may determine parentage of the child. Title 19‑A, chapter 61 applies to determinations of parentage in a child protection proceeding.   [PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. C, §27 (AMD); PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).]
This section may not be construed to limit the right of a person to file an action pursuant to Title 19‑A, chapter 53, subchapter 1 to enforce a father’s obligations pursuant to that subchapter.   [PL 2007, c. 257, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 257, §1 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. C, §27 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 3: INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION › Part 3: CHILDREN › Chapter 1071: CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND CHILD PROTECTION ACT › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 22 §4006. Appeals

§4006. Appeals
A party aggrieved by an order of a court entered pursuant to section 4035, 4054 or 4071 may appeal directly to the Supreme Judicial Court sitting as the Law Court and such appeals are governed by the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, chapter 9.   [PL 1997, c. 715, Pt. A, §3 (RPR).]
Appeals from any order under section 4035, 4054 or 4071 must be expedited. Any attorney appointed to represent a party in a District Court proceeding under this chapter shall continue to represent that client in any appeal unless otherwise ordered by the court.   [PL 1997, c. 715, Pt. A, §3 (RPR).]
Orders entered under this chapter under sections other than section 4035, 4054 or 4071 are interlocutory and are not appealable.   [PL 1997, c. 715, Pt. A, §3 (RPR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 772, §3 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 715, §A3 (RPR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 3: INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION › Part 3: CHILDREN › Chapter 1071: CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND CHILD PROTECTION ACT › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 22 §4009. Penalty for violations

§4009. Penalty for violations
A person who knowingly violates a provision of this chapter commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not more than $500 may be adjudged.   [PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).
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§4010. Spiritual treatment
1.  Treatment not considered abuse or neglect.
Under subchapters I to VII, a child shall not be considered to be abused or neglected, in jeopardy of health or welfare or in danger of serious harm solely because treatment is by spiritual means by an accredited practitioner of a recognized religious organization.
[PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
2.  Treatment to be considered if requested.
When medical treatment is authorized under this chapter, treatment by spiritual means by an accredited practitioner of a recognized religious organization may also be considered if requested by the child or the child's parent.
[RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §182 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW). RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §182 (COR).
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§4010-A. Child abuse policies
1.  Policy development.
Every public or private agency or program that is administered, licensed or funded by the Department of Health and Human Services or the Department of Corrections and hires staff or selects volunteers and provides care or services for children shall develop a written policy regarding child abuse and neglect.
The policy must include:
A. A description of how the program and children are managed to prevent abuse or neglect;   [RR 2003, c. 2, §78 (COR).]
B. The reporting of suspected abuse or neglect or other violations to the appropriate designated authorities;   [PL 1989, c. 223 (NEW).]
C. The agency's course of action if allegations of abuse or neglect are made against the agency or its staff; and   [PL 1989, c. 223 (NEW).]
D. The agency's grievance procedures for staff and for children and their parents or guardians regarding alleged abuse or neglect.   [RR 2003, c. 2, §78 (COR).]
[RR 2003, c. 2, §78 (COR).]
2.  Filing.
The agency shall file the policy as part of its application for licensure or renewal with the state entity that regulates the agency within one year of the effective date of this subsection or of the date the agency comes into existence.
[PL 1989, c. 223 (NEW).]
3.  Availability of policy.
The agency shall make the policy available to its staff, clients and the public.
[PL 1989, c. 223 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 223 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 819, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §K82 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §K83 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 354, §3 (AMD). RR 2003, c. 2, §78 (COR).
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§4010-B. Written policies
1.  Written policies.
By February 1, 2003, the department shall put in writing all policies that direct or guide procedural and substantive decision making by caseworkers, supervisors and other department personnel concerning child protective cases.
[PL 2001, c. 696, §21 (NEW).]
2.  Publicly available.
By February 1, 2003, the department shall make available to the public all policies that direct or guide procedural and substantive decision making by caseworkers, supervisors and other department personnel concerning child protective cases. The department shall post and maintain the policies on a publicly accessible site on the Internet.
[PL 2001, c. 696, §21 (NEW).]
3.  Kinship care policies.
By September 1, 2002, the department shall make kinship care policies available in writing to the public.
[PL 2001, c. 696, §21 (NEW).]
4.  Rules.
This section does not affect the department's responsibility to adopt rules as otherwise required by law.
[PL 2001, c. 696, §21 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 696, §21 (NEW).
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§4010-D. Child welfare advisory panel; annual report
1.  Annual report.
The child welfare advisory panel shall submit a report annually to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters on the activities of and reports produced by the child welfare advisory panel formed pursuant to the federal Children's Justice Act, 42 United States Code, Section 5106a to make policy and training recommendations for system improvements in the investigative, administrative and judicial handling of child abuse, neglect and exploitation cases and child maltreatment-related fatalities.
[PL 2023, c. 261, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Child welfare advisory panel quarterly report.
The child welfare advisory panel shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters at least every 3 months. The advisory panel may submit a combined report with the child death and serious injury review panel established in section 4004, subsection 1, paragraph E or any judicial branch task force or panel with a focus on the child welfare system or child protective proceedings. Any presentation of the report to the committee must be presented by the citizen members of the panels to the extent possible. Each quarterly report must contain, at a minimum, the following:
A. A summary of generalized and anonymized observations in the prior 3-month period regarding efforts by the Office of Child and Family Services to improve the child welfare system;   [PL 2023, c. 261, §2 (NEW).]
B. A summary of the collaboration between the child welfare advisory panel and the child death and serious injury review panel as well as any judicial branch task force or panel with a focus on the child welfare system or child protective proceedings; and   [PL 2023, c. 261, §2 (NEW).]
C. Any recommendations on how to further protect the State's children through department policy and rulemaking and through legislation.   [PL 2023, c. 261, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2023, c. 261, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 28, §1 (NEW). PL 2023, c. 261, §2 (RPR).
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§4010-E. Office of Child and Family Services report
The Office of Child and Family Services shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters at least every 3 months. Each quarterly report shall describe the department's efforts to protect the State's children and may include but is not limited to prevention efforts; training programs; development and implementation of strategic plans, priorities and initiatives; data reports; staffing updates; child placements; implementation of requirements in prior enacted bills or budgets; interactions with citizen review panels established pursuant to the federal Children's Justice Act, 42 United States Code, Section 5106a; and any other subject matter requested by the joint standing committee.   [PL 2023, c. 261, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2023, c. 261, §3 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 3: INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION › Part 3: CHILDREN › Chapter 1071: CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND CHILD PROTECTION ACT › Subchapter 2: REPORTING OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT › 22 §4011. Persons mandated to report suspected abuse or neglect (REPEALED)

§4011. Persons mandated to report suspected abuse or neglect
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 354, §3 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 495, §§19,20 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 530, §1 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 739, §7 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 819, §§A25,26 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 744, §8 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 270, §6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 819, §2 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 251, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 300, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 345, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 3: INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION › Part 3: CHILDREN › Chapter 1071: CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND CHILD PROTECTION ACT › Subchapter 2: REPORTING OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT › 22 §4011-B. Notification of prenatal exposure to drugs or having a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

§4011-B. Notification of prenatal exposure to drugs or having a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
1.  Notification of prenatal exposure to drugs or having a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
A health care provider involved in the delivery or care of an infant who the provider knows or has reasonable cause to suspect has been born affected by substance use, has withdrawal symptoms that require medical monitoring or care beyond standard newborn care when those symptoms have resulted from or have likely resulted from prenatal drug exposure, whether the prenatal exposure was to legal or illegal drugs, or has a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder shall notify the department of that condition in the infant. The notification required by this subsection must be made in the same manner as reports of abuse or neglect required by this subchapter.
A. This section, and any notification made pursuant to this section, may not be construed to establish a definition of "abuse" or "neglect."   [PL 2003, c. 673, Pt. Z, §5 (NEW).]
B. This section, and any notification made pursuant to this section, may not be construed to require prosecution for any illegal action, including, but not limited to, the act of exposing a fetus to drugs or other substances.   [PL 2003, c. 673, Pt. Z, §5 (NEW).]
[PL 2019, c. 342, §3 (AMD).]
2.  Definition.
For purposes of this section, "health care provider" means a person described in section 4011‑A, subsection 1, paragraph A, subparagraphs (1) to (10), (15), (17) to (20) or (22) or any person who assists in the delivery or birth of a child for compensation, including, but not limited to, a midwife.
[PL 2003, c. 673, Pt. Z, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 673, §Z5 (NEW). PL 2013, c. 192, §3 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 407, Pt. A, §84 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 342, §3 (AMD).
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§4012. Reporting procedures
1.  Immediate report.
Reports regarding abuse or neglect must be made immediately by telephone to the department unless otherwise specified in this subsection and must be followed by a written report within 48 hours if requested by the department.
Medical professionals, hospitals and hospital staff, school personnel and law enforcement personnel may submit reports electronically. The department shall provide a portal through which these electronic reports may be submitted that is linked to the department's comprehensive child welfare information system.
[PL 2021, c. 116, §1 (AMD).]
2.  Information required.
The reports shall include the following information if within the knowledge of the person reporting:
A. The name and address of the child and the persons responsible for the child's care or custody;   [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §183 (COR).]
B. The child's age and sex;   [PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
C. The nature and extent of abuse or neglect, including a description of injuries and any explanation given for them;   [PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
D. A description of sexual abuse or exploitation;   [PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
E. Family composition and evidence of prior abuse or neglect of the child or the child's siblings;   [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §184 (COR).]
F. The source of the report, the person making the report, the person's occupation and where the person can be contacted;   [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §185 (COR).]
G. The actions taken by the reporting source, including a description of photographs or x rays taken; and   [PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
H. Any other information that the person making the report believes may be helpful.   [PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
[RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §§183-185 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 402, §2 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 116, §1 (AMD). RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §§183-185 (COR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 3: INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION › Part 3: CHILDREN › Chapter 1071: CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND CHILD PROTECTION ACT › Subchapter 2: REPORTING OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT › 22 §4013. Mandatory reporting to medical examiner for postmortem investigation (REPEALED)

§4013. Mandatory reporting to medical examiner for postmortem investigation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 343, §2 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 373, §6 (RP).
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§4014. Immunity from liability
1.  Reporting and proceedings.
A person, including an agent of the department, participating in good faith in reporting under this subchapter or participating in a related child protection investigation or proceeding, including, but not limited to, a multidisciplinary team, out-of-home abuse investigating team or other investigating or treatment team, or a related law enforcement investigation or criminal justice proceeding is immune from any criminal or civil liability for the act of reporting or participating in the investigation or proceeding. Good faith does not include instances when a false report is made and the person knows the report is false. This section may not be construed to bar criminal or civil action regarding perjury or regarding the abuse or neglect that led to a report, investigation or proceeding.
[PL 2023, c. 146, §2 (AMD).]
2.  Photographs and x rays.
A person participating in good faith in taking photographs or x rays under this subchapter is immune from civil liability for invasion of privacy that might otherwise result from these actions.
[PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
3.  Presumption of good faith.
In a proceeding regarding immunity from liability, there shall be a rebuttable presumption of good faith.
[PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 783, §5 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 395, §A89 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 146, §2 (AMD).
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§4015. Privileged or confidential communications
The husband-wife and physician and psychotherapist-patient privileges under the Maine Rules of Evidence and the confidential quality of communication under Title 16, section 53‑B; Title 20‑A, sections 4008 and 6001, to the extent allowed by applicable federal law; Title 24‑A, section 4224; Title 32, sections 7005 and 18393; and Title 34‑B, section 1207, are abrogated in relation to required reporting, cooperating with the department or a guardian ad litem in an investigation or other child protective activity or giving evidence in a child protection proceeding. Information released to the department pursuant to this section must be kept confidential and may not be disclosed by the department except as provided in section 4008.   [PL 2015, c. 429, §7 (AMD).]
Statements made to a licensed mental health professional in the course of counseling, therapy or evaluation where the privilege is abrogated under this section may not be used against the client in a criminal proceeding. Nothing in this section may limit any responsibilities of the professional pursuant to this Act.   [PL 2001, c. 696, §22 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 211, §1 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 781, §2 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 495, §21 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 696, §22 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 429, §7 (AMD).
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§4016. Confidentiality of employee records
Notwithstanding Title 5, section 7070, subsection 2, paragraph E or any other provision of law, the confidentiality of employee records is abrogated in relation to required reporting, cooperating with the department or guardian ad litem in an investigation or other child protective activity or giving evidence in a child protective proceeding.   [PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §66 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 354, §4 (NEW). PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §66 (AMD).
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§4017. Discrimination
No person may be discriminated against by any employer in any way for participating in good faith in reporting under this subchapter or in a related child protection investigation or proceeding.   [PL 1983, c. 354, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 354, §4 (NEW).
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§4022. Voluntary care
On the written request of a person responsible for the child, the department may care for that child for a specified period by agreement, unless a custodian objects. Voluntary care agreements shall not affect custody. The department may require reimbursement from a parent or custodian for these services.   [PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).
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§4024. Department responsible for required services
If the department requires that a child receive mental health services or other medical services as an alternative to the initiation of a child protection proceeding, the department shall inform the person responsible for the child that the services must be approved by the department. If the person responsible for the child's medical expenses is unable to pay for the services required, the department shall inform the person responsible for the child that the department will pay for the services if the services are approved by the department.   [PL 1991, c. 623 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 623 (NEW).
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§4032. Child protection petition; petitioners; content; filing
1.  Who may petition.
Petitions may be brought by:
A. The department through an authorized agent;   [PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
B. A police officer or sheriff; or   [PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
C. Three or more persons.   [PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
[PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
2.  Contents of petition.
A petition must be sworn and include at least the following:
A. Name, date, place of birth and municipal residence, if known, of each child;   [PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
B. The name and address of the petitioner and the nature of the petitioner's relationship to the child;   [PL 2001, c. 696, §24 (AMD).]
C. Name and municipal residence, if known, of each parent and custodian;   [PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
C-1. The phone number and e‑mail address, if known, of each parent and custodian, unless the petitioner has reason to believe that disclosing the phone number or e‑mail address of the parent and custodian to another parent and custodian in the proceeding would create a safety risk or the petitioner has reason to believe that a parent and custodian has taken steps to avoid disclosing that parent's and custodian's phone number or e‑mail address to another parent and custodian in the proceeding.   [PL 2023, c. 151, §10 (NEW).]
D. A summary statement of the facts that the petitioner believes constitute the basis for the petition;   [PL 2001, c. 696, §24 (AMD).]
E. An allegation that is sufficient for court action;   [PL 2001, c. 696, §24 (AMD).]
F. A request for specific court action;   [PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
G. A statement that the parents and custodians are entitled to legal counsel in the proceedings and that, if they want an attorney but are unable to afford one, they should contact the court as soon as possible to request appointed counsel;   [PL 2001, c. 696, §24 (AMD).]
H. A statement that petition proceedings could lead to the termination of parental rights under section 4051 et seq.;   [PL 2001, c. 696, §24 (AMD).]
I. A statement explaining the specific reasonable efforts made to prevent the need to remove the child from the home or to resolve jeopardy;   [PL 2001, c. 696, §24 (NEW).]
J. The names of relatives who may be able to provide care for the child; and   [PL 2001, c. 696, §24 (NEW).]
K. The names of relatives who are members of an Indian tribe.   [PL 2001, c. 696, §24 (NEW).]
[PL 2023, c. 151, §10 (AMD).]
3.  Hearing date.
On the filing of a petition, the court shall set the earliest practicable time and date for a hearing.
[PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 696, §24 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 151, §10 (AMD).
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§4034-A. Evidence and findings inadmissible
1.  Evidence.
The exception under section 4034, subsection 4 for the admission of evidence that would otherwise be inadmissible hearsay applies to only the preliminary protection hearing under section 4034, subsection 4. Evidence admitted under that exception is not admissible in any other proceeding unless the evidence is admitted pursuant to the laws and rules of evidence applicable to that other proceeding.
[PL 2001, c. 696, §29 (NEW).]
2.  Findings.
A finding made at the conclusion of a preliminary protection hearing based on evidence that would otherwise be inadmissible hearsay admitted under section 4034, subsection 4 is not admissible in any other proceeding.
[PL 2001, c. 696, §29 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 696, §29 (NEW).
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§4036-A. Criminal penalty
1.  Definition.
For purposes of this section, "order" means an order entered in a case filed pursuant to this chapter.
[PL 1993, c. 443, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Crime committed.
When disposition under section 4036 includes a provision that a party named in a petition not have contact with a child or children named in the petition or a provision that a party named in the petition not enter the residence of a child or children named in the petition, and the party has prior actual notice of the order containing those provisions, violation of that provision is a Class D crime. The criminal sanctions in this subsection are in addition to and not in lieu of contempt powers of the court.
[PL 1993, c. 443, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Warrantless arrest.
Notwithstanding any statutory provision to the contrary, an arrest for criminal violation of an order may be without warrant upon probable cause whether or not the violation is committed in the presence of the law enforcement officer. The law enforcement officer may verify, if necessary, the existence of an order by telephone or radio communication with an agency with knowledge of the order.
[PL 1993, c. 443, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 443, §2 (NEW).
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§4038-A. Transfer to District Court
If a case is transferred to the District Court pursuant to Title 18‑C, section 9‑205, the court shall conduct a hearing and enter a dispositional order using the same standards as set forth in section 4036. The court after the hearing and entering of a dispositional order shall conduct reviews in accordance with section 4038 and permanency planning hearings in accordance with section 4038‑B.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. C, §64 (AMD); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 686, §11 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 686, §13 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 694, §D45 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 372, §5 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. C, §64 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
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§4038-E. Adoption from permanency guardianship
A permanency guardian may petition the District Court to adopt the child in the permanency guardian's care and to change the child's name upon the issuance of the adoption decree. The petition must be filed and adjudicated in accordance with Title 18‑C, Article 9, except that the adoption may not be granted unless each living parent identified in the child protection action whose rights have not been terminated has executed a consent to the adoption pursuant to Title 18‑C, section 9‑202 or the court finds that such consent is not required pursuant to Title 18‑C, section 9‑302, subsection 2. A permanency guardian may not seek an order terminating the parental rights of a parent as part of a petition to adopt the child.   [PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]
1.  Contents of petition for adoption from permanency guardianship.
[PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]
2.  Accompanying documents and information.
[PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]
3.  Scheduling of case management conference.
[PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]
4.  Venue.
[PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]
5.  Guardian ad litem; attorneys.
[PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]
6.  Service.
[PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]
7.  Background checks for each permanency guardian seeking to adopt the child.
[PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]
8.  Consent.
[PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]
9.  Dismissal.
[PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]
10.  Hearing on petition for adoption from permanency guardianship.
[PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]
11.  Effect of consent to adoption by the parent.
[PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]
12.  Rights of adopted persons.
[PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2011, c. 1, §34 (COR). PL 2011, c. 402, §15 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. I, §§1-4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. I, §5 (AFF). PL 2013, c. 267, Pt. B, §20 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. C, §67 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. D, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2017, c. 411, §12 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RPR).
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§4039. Enforcement of custody orders
When the court has ordered a change in the custody of a child and a person not entitled to custody refuses to relinquish physical custody to the custodian, then, at the request of the department or custodian, a law enforcement officer may take any necessary and reasonable action to obtain physical custody of the child for the rightful custodian. Necessary and reasonable action may include entering public or private property with a warrant based on probable cause to believe that the child is there.   [PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).
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§4050. Purpose
Recognizing that instability and impermanency are contrary to the welfare of children, it is the intent of the Legislature that this subchapter:
1.  Termination of parental rights.
Allow for the termination of parental rights at the earliest possible time after rehabilitation and reunification efforts have been discontinued and termination is in the best interest of the child;
[PL 1983, c. 772, §7 (NEW).]
2.  Return to family.
Eliminate the need for children to wait unreasonable periods of time for their parents to correct the conditions which prevent their return to the family;
[PL 1983, c. 772, §7 (NEW).]
3.  Adoption.
Promote the adoption of children into stable families rather than allowing children to remain in the impermanency of foster care; and
[PL 1983, c. 772, §7 (NEW).]
4.  Protect interests of child.
Be liberally construed to serve and protect the best interests of the child.
[PL 1983, c. 772, §7 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 772, §7 (NEW).
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§4051. Venue
A petition for termination of parental rights must be brought in the court that issued the final protection order. The court, for the convenience of the parties or other good cause, may transfer the petition to another district or division. A petition for termination of parental rights may also be brought in a Probate Court as part of an adoption proceeding as provided in Title 18‑C, Article 9, when a child protective proceeding has not been initiated.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. C, §68 (AMD); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 369, §13 (AMD). RR 1997, c. 2, §48 (COR). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. C, §68 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
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§4053. Service and notice
The petition and the notice of hearing must be served on the parents and the guardian ad litem for the child at least 10 days prior to the hearing date. Service must be made in accordance with the District Court Civil Rules. The department shall provide written notice of all reviews and hearings in advance of the proceeding to foster parents, preadoptive parents and relatives providing care. The notice must be dated and signed, must include a statement that foster parents, preadoptive parents and relatives providing care are entitled to notice of and an opportunity to be heard in any review or hearing held with respect to the child and must contain the following language:
"The right to be heard includes only the right to testify and does not include the right to present other witnesses or evidence, to attend any other portion of the review or hearing or to have access to pleadings or records."
[PL 1997, c. 715, Pt. B, §15 (AMD).]
A copy of the notice must be filed with the court prior to the review or hearing. The department shall mail a copy of the petition to all attorneys of record when the petition is filed in court.   [PL 1997, c. 715, Pt. B, §15 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 715, §B15 (AMD).
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§4054. Hearing on termination petition
The court shall hold a hearing prior to making a termination order.   [PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).
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§4056. Effects of termination order
1.  Parent and child divested of rights.
An order terminating parental rights divests the parent and child of all legal rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations to each other as parent and child, except the child inherits from the child's former parents if so provided in the order.
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. D, §2 (AMD); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
2.  Only one parent affected.
The termination of one parent's rights shall not affect the rights of the other parent.
[PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
3.  Parent not entitled to participate in adoption proceedings.
A parent whose rights have been terminated is not entitled to notice of the child's adoption proceedings, nor does that parent have any right to object to the adoption or participate in the proceedings.
[RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §191 (COR).]
4.  Child not disentitled to benefit.
An order terminating parental rights may not disentitle a child to benefits due to the child from any 3rd person, agency, state or the United States; nor may it affect the rights and benefits that a Native American derives from the child's descent from a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe.
[RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §192 (COR).]
5.  Financial support.
If, prior to the termination of parental rights, the parent was convicted of a crime against the child, the court may include in the termination order the requirement that the parent whose rights are terminated make a lump sum payment to assist in the future financial support of the child.
[PL 2003, c. 216, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 216, §1 (AMD). RR 2009, c. 2, §57 (COR). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. D, §2 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF). RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §§191, 192 (COR).
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§4057. Termination orders of other states
If parental rights have been terminated by judicial order in another state, the order, unless against the public policy of this State, shall be accorded full faith and credit.   [PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).
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§4058. Review
The provision in this chapter dealing with family rehabilitation and reunification must be reviewed in accordance with Title 3, chapter 35.   [PL 2005, c. 397, Pt. B, §6 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 739, §17 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 397, §B6 (AMD).
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§4061. Expenses; reimbursement
1.  Department.
The department shall care for a child ordered into its custody in licensed or approved family foster homes, in other residential child care facilities or in other living arrangements as appropriate to meet the child's individual needs.
[PL 1983, c. 354, §6 (AMD).]
2.  Reimbursement.
The department may obtain reimbursement for child care expenses from the child's parents according to a support order or agreement.
[PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
3.  Other custodian.
When a child is ordered into the custody of a custodian other than the department, that custodian shall support the child, subject to a support order or agreement.
[PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 354, §6 (AMD).
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§4062. Payments
1.  Payments by department.
The department shall provide payments to facilities caring for children to meet the costs of clothing, board and care, within the limits of available funds. The department may establish, by rule, different categories of facilities, levels of need and care and flat-rate or reimbursement methods to distribute these funds. The department may provide child care and travel expense payments to foster and adoptive parents and trainers participating in foster and adoptive parent training programs and volunteers participating in the administrative case review program.
Notwithstanding section 4061, subsection 3, any federally recognized Indian tribe in this State or any Indian foster family home is eligible for benefits and reimbursement under any state or federally funded program administered by the State for the benefit of Maine children, including, but not limited to, children within the jurisdiction of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, Penobscot Nation, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians or Mi'kmaq Nation under the federal Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, 25 United States Code, Section 1901, et seq. or the Maine Indian Child Welfare Act.
[PL 2023, c. 359, §8 (AMD).]
2.  Unexpended balance.
An unexpended balance of funds for these purposes shall not be transferred to another account and shall not lapse.
[PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
3.  Priority of payments.
The department shall ensure that payments for foster care made under this subchapter have the same priority as payments for temporary assistance for needy families pursuant to section 3769, subsection 1.
[PL 1997, c. 530, Pt. A, §31 (AMD).]
4.  Kinship and sibling preferences.
In the residential placement of a child, the department shall comply with section 4005‑G.
[PL 2017, c. 411, §13 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 521 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 747, §4 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 530, §A31 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 382, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 392, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 411, §13 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 359, §8 (AMD).
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§4063. Religious faith of placements; parents' request
If the parents of a child in the custody of the department request in writing that the child be placed in a family of the same general religious faith, for foster care or adoption, the department shall do so when a suitable family of that faith can be found.   [PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).