Previous PageTable Of ContentsNext Page

PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Special Session of the 118th

CHAPTER 328
H.P. 1182 - L.D. 1673

An Act to Amend the Child and Family Services and Child Protection Act

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

     Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §4008-A is enacted to read:

§4008-A.  Child abuse and neglect investigations; disclosure

     1. Disclosure permitted. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commissioner, with the advice of the Attorney General, may disclose information as set forth in this section regarding the abuse or neglect of a child and the investigation of and any services related to the abuse and neglect if the commissioner determines that such disclosure is not contrary to the best interests of the child, the child's siblings or other children in the household and any one of the following factors is present:

     2. Information. For the purposes of this section, the following information may be disclosed:

     3. Limitations. The following limitations apply to information disclosed pursuant to this section.

     4. Considerations. In determining pursuant to subsection 1 whether disclosure would be contrary to the best interests of the child, the child's siblings or other children in the household, the commissioner shall consider the privacy of the child and the child's family and the effects that disclosure may have on efforts to reunite and provide services to the family.

     5. Other releases and disclosure. Except as it applies directly to the cause of the abuse or neglect of the child, nothing in this section authorizes the release or disclosure of the substance or content of any psychological, psychiatric, therapeutic, clinical or medical reports, evaluations or similar materials or information pertaining to the child or the child's family.

Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.

Revisor of Statutes Homepage Subject Index Search Laws of Maine Maine Legislature

About the Laws Of Maine

Previous PageTop Of PageTable Of ContentsNext Page

Office of the Revisor of Statutes
State House, Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333
(207) 287-1650 Fax: (207) 287-6468

Contact the Office of the Revisor of Statutes