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department charged with the responsibility to investigate such | a report or, if applicable, to the state department operating | the facility; |
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| H. With respect to reports described in paragraph G, may, | on its own initiative or upon request of another department | or agency charged with the responsibility to investigate, | participate in the out-of-home abuse and neglect | investigation of persons or facilities subject to licensure | or operated by the Department of Education, the Department | of Corrections or the Department of Behavioral and | Developmental Services; |
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| I. Shall refer to the office of the district attorney or | office of the Attorney General, when appropriate, any case | in which criminal activity is alleged and shall coordinate | its investigation with that office to minimize the trauma to | the children involved; and |
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| J. Shall consult and train law enforcement personnel, | advocates and others in the identification, reporting, | prevention and investigation of out-of-home abuse and | neglect as time allows.; and |
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| K.__Shall state in the investigative report whether the | allegations of out-of-home abuse or neglect have been | substantiated.__If the investigative report has | substantiated out-of-home abuse or neglect, the report must | identify the individual, facility or individual and facility | responsible. |
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| | Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §4088, sub-§8 is enacted to read: |
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| | 8.__Due process.__Any finding of out-of-home abuse or neglect | made under this section is subject to the due process | requirements of the Maine Administrative Procedure Act. |
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