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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Special Session of the 118th

CHAPTER 251
H.P. 382 - L.D. 527

An Act to Strengthen the Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting Laws

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

     Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §4011, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1989, c. 819, §2, is further amended to read:

     1. Reasonable cause to suspect. When, while acting in a professional capacity, an adult who is a medical or osteopathic physician, resident, intern, emergency medical services person, medical examiner, physician's assistant, dentist, dental hygienist, dental assistant, chiropractor, podiatrist, registered or licensed practical nurse, teacher, guidance counselor, school official, social worker, court appointed special advocate or guardian ad litem for the child, homemaker, home health aide, medical or social service worker, psychologist, child care personnel, mental health professional, law enforcement official, state fire inspector, municipal code enforcement official, municipal fire inspector, commercial film and photographic print processor, clergy member acquiring the information as a result of clerical professional work except for information received during confidential communications or chair of a professional licensing board that has jurisdiction over mandated reporters knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that a child has been or is likely to be abused or neglected, that person shall immediately report or cause a report to be made to the department.

Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.

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