| An Act Regarding Child Protection Proceedings |
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §4007, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 506, Pt. A, | §42, is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §4008, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 733, §18, is | amended to read: |
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| | 1. Confidentiality of records and information. All | department records which that contain personally identifying | information and are created or obtained in connection with the | department's child protective activities and activities related | to a child while in the care or custody of the department, and | all information contained in those records, are confidential and | subject to release only under the conditions of subsections 2 and | 3. Within the department, the records shall be available only to | and used by appropriate departmental personnel and legal counsel | for the department in carrying out their functions. |
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| Within the department, the records are available only to and may | be used only by appropriate departmental personnel and legal | counsel for the department in carrying out their functions. |
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| Any person who receives department records or information from | the department may use the records or information only for the |
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