| E-1.__A relative or other person whom the department is | investigating for possible custody or placement of the | child; |
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| | Sec. 7. 22 MRSA §4008, sub-§2, ķI, as repealed and replaced by PL 1989, | c. 878, Pt. A, §63, is amended to read: |
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| 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 |
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| | Sec. 8. 22 MRSA §4008, sub-§3, ķA, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 733, §18, | is amended to read: |
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| 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; |
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| | Sec. 9. 22 MRSA §4008, sub-§3, ķA-1 is enacted to read: |
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| 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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