LD 867
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E-1.__A relative or other person whom the department is
investigating for possible custody or placement of the
child;

 
Sec. 7. 22 MRSA §4008, sub-§2, ķI, as repealed and replaced by PL 1989,
c. 878, Pt. A, §63, is amended to read:

 
I. The representative designated to provide child welfare
services by the tribe of an Indian child as defined by the
federal Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 United States Code,
Section 1903, or a representative designated to provide
child welfare services by an Indian tribe of Canada; and

 
Sec. 8. 22 MRSA §4008, sub-§3, ķA, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 733, §18,
is amended to read:

 
A. The guardian ad litem of a child named in a record who
is reported to be abused or neglected, appointed pursuant to
section 4005, subsection 1;

 
Sec. 9. 22 MRSA §4008, sub-§3, ķA-1 is enacted to read:

 
A-1.__The court-appointed guardian ad litem, visitor or attorney of a
child who is the subject of a court proceeding involving parental rights
and responsibilities, grandparent visitation, custody, guardianship or
involuntary commitment.__The access of the guardian ad litem, visitor or
attorney to the records or information under this paragraph is limited to
reviewing the records in the offices of the department.__Any other use of
the information or records during the proceeding in which the guardian ad
litem, visitor or attorney is appointed is governed by paragraph B;


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