Maine Revised Statutes
Part 3: CHILDREN
Chapter 1071: CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND CHILD PROTECTION ACT

22 §4004-B. Infants born affected by substance use disorder or after prenatal exposure to drugs or with a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder - §4004-B. Infants born affected by substance use disorder or after...

22 §4005. Parties' rights to representation; legal counsel - §4005. Parties' rights to representation; legal counsel 1. Child; guardian...

22 §4005-A. Foster parents right to standing and intervenor status in child protection proceedings (REPEALED) - §4005-A. Foster parents right to standing and intervenor status in...

22 §4005-B. Grandparent's right to standing and intervenor status in child protection proceedings (REPEALED) - §4005-B. Grandparent's right to standing and intervenor status in child...

22 §4005-C. Rights of persons who are not parties (REPEALED) - §4005-C. Rights of persons who are not parties (REPEALED) SECTION...

22 §4005-D. Access to and participating in proceedings - §4005-D. Access to and participating in proceedings 1. Definitions. For...

22 §4005-E. Relatives; visitation and access; placement (REPEALED) - §4005-E. Relatives; visitation and access; placement (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

22 §4005-F. Determinations of parentage - §4005-F. Determinations of parentage As part of a child protection...

22 §4005-G. Department responsibilities regarding kinship and sibling placement - §4005-G. Department responsibilities regarding kinship and sibling placement 1. Kinship...

22 §4005-H. Relatives; visitation or access; placement by court - §4005-H. Relatives; visitation or access; placement by court 1. Grandparent...

22 §4006. Appeals - §4006. Appeals A party aggrieved by an order of a...

22 §4007. Conducting proceedings - §4007. Conducting proceedings 1. Procedures. All child protection proceedings shall...

22 §4008. Records; confidentiality; disclosure - §4008. Records; confidentiality; disclosure (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)...

22 §4008-A. Child abuse and neglect investigations; disclosure - §4008-A. Child abuse and neglect investigations; disclosure 1. Disclosure permitted....

22 §4009. Penalty for violations - §4009. Penalty for violations A person who knowingly violates a...

22 §4010. Spiritual treatment - §4010. Spiritual treatment 1. Treatment not considered abuse or neglect....

22 §4010-A. Child abuse policies - §4010-A. Child abuse policies 1. Policy development. Every public or...

22 §4010-B. Written policies - §4010-B. Written policies 1. Written policies. By February 1, 2003,...

22 §4010-C. Transition grant program - §4010-C. Transition grant program The Department of Health and Human...

22 §4010-D. Child welfare advisory panel; annual report - §4010-D. Child welfare advisory panel; annual report The department shall...

Subchapter 2: REPORTING OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT

22 §4011. Persons mandated to report suspected abuse or neglect (REPEALED) - §4011. Persons mandated to report suspected abuse or neglect (REPEALED)...

22 §4011-A. Reporting of suspected abuse or neglect - §4011-A. Reporting of suspected abuse or neglect 1. Required report...

22 §4011-B. Notification of prenatal exposure to drugs or having a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder - §4011-B. Notification of prenatal exposure to drugs or having a...

22 §4012. Reporting procedures - §4012. Reporting procedures 1. Immediate report. Reports regarding abuse or...

22 §4013. Mandatory reporting to medical examiner for postmortem investigation (REPEALED) - §4013. Mandatory reporting to medical examiner for postmortem investigation (REPEALED)...

22 §4014. Immunity from liability - §4014. Immunity from liability 1. Reporting and proceedings. A person,...

22 §4015. Privileged or confidential communications - §4015. Privileged or confidential communications The husband-wife and physician and...

22 §4016. Confidentiality of employee records - §4016. Confidentiality of employee records Notwithstanding Title 5, section 554,...

22 §4017. Discrimination - §4017. Discrimination No person may be discriminated against by any...

22 §4018. Abandoned child; safe haven provider - §4018. Abandoned child; safe haven provider 1. Definitions. As used...

22 §4019. Child advocacy centers - §4019. Child advocacy centers This section governs the establishment, organization...

Subchapter 3: INVESTIGATIONS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

22 §4021. Investigations - §4021. Investigations 1. Subpoenas and obtaining criminal history. The commissioner,...

22 §4022. Voluntary care - §4022. Voluntary care On the written request of a person...

22 §4023. Short-term emergency services - §4023. Short-term emergency services 1. Definitions. As used in this...

22 §4024. Department responsible for required services - §4024. Department responsible for required services If the department requires...

Subchapter 4: PROTECTION ORDERS; PERMANENCY GUARDIANSHIP

22 §4031. Jurisdiction; venue - §4031. Jurisdiction; venue 1. Jurisdiction. The following provisions govern jurisdiction....

22 §4032. Child protection petition; petitioners; content; filing - §4032. Child protection petition; petitioners; content; filing 1. Who may...

22 §4033. Service and notice - §4033. Service and notice 1. Petition service. A child protection...

22 §4034. Request for a preliminary protection order - §4034. Request for a preliminary protection order 1. Request. A...

22 §4034-A. Evidence and findings inadmissible - §4034-A. Evidence and findings inadmissible 1. Evidence. The exception under...

22 §4035. Hearing on jeopardy order petition - §4035. Hearing on jeopardy order petition 1. Hearing required. The...

22 §4036. Disposition and principles - §4036. Disposition and principles (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)...

22 §4036-A. Criminal penalty - §4036-A. Criminal penalty 1. Definition. For purposes of this section,...

22 §4036-B. Removal of child from home - §4036-B. Removal of child from home 1. Application. The provisions...

22 §4037. Authority of custodian - §4037. Authority of custodian When custody of the child is...

22 §4037-A. Extended care - §4037-A. Extended care 1. Extended care requirements. A person who...

22 §4038. Mandated review; review on motion - §4038. Mandated review; review on motion 1. Mandated review. If...

22 §4038-A. Transfer to District Court - §4038-A. Transfer to District Court If a case is transferred...

22 §4038-B. Permanency plans - §4038-B. Permanency plans 1. Mandated permanency planning hearing. Unless subsequent...

22 §4038-C. Permanency guardian - §4038-C. Permanency guardian As part of the permanency plan, the...

22 §4038-D. Guardianship subsidy - §4038-D. Guardianship subsidy 1. Establishment of program; use of federal...

22 §4038-E. Adoption from permanency guardianship - §4038-E. Adoption from permanency guardianship A permanency guardian may petition...

22 §4039. Enforcement of custody orders - §4039. Enforcement of custody orders When the court has ordered...

Subchapter 5: FAMILY REUNIFICATION

22 §4041. Departmental responsibilities - §4041. Departmental responsibilities 1. Rehabilitation and reunification. [PL 2001, c....

Subchapter 6: TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS

22 §4050. Purpose - §4050. Purpose Recognizing that instability and impermanency are contrary to...

22 §4051. Venue - §4051. Venue A petition for termination of parental rights must...

22 §4052. Termination petition; petitioners; time filed; contents - §4052. Termination petition; petitioners; time filed; contents 1. Petitioner. A...

22 §4053. Service and notice - §4053. Service and notice The petition and the notice of...

22 §4054. Hearing on termination petition - §4054. Hearing on termination petition The court shall hold a...

22 §4055. Grounds for termination - §4055. Grounds for termination 1. Grounds. The court may order...

22 §4056. Effects of termination order - §4056. Effects of termination order 1. Parent and child divested...

22 §4057. Termination orders of other states - §4057. Termination orders of other states If parental rights have...

22 §4058. Review - §4058. Review The provision in this chapter dealing with family...

22 §4059. Reinstatement of parental rights - §4059. Reinstatement of parental rights The department may petition the...

Subchapter 7: CARE OF CHILD IN CUSTODY

22 §4061. Expenses; reimbursement - §4061. Expenses; reimbursement 1. Department. The department shall care for...

22 §4062. Payments - §4062. Payments 1. Payments by department. The department shall provide...

22 §4063. Religious faith of placements; parents' request - §4063. Religious faith of placements; parents' request If the parents...

22 §4063-A. Medical and psychological examination; provision of medical information - §4063-A. Medical and psychological examination; provision of medical information 1....

22 §4063-B. Establishment of early counseling - §4063-B. Establishment of early counseling Whenever a child is ordered...

22 §4064. Long-term foster care (REPEALED) - §4064. Long-term foster care (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c....

22 §4065. Department's responsibility after death of committed child - §4065. Department's responsibility after death of committed child If a...

22 §4066. Annual report - §4066. Annual report The department shall submit a report to...

22 §4067. Permission for participation in school activities - §4067. Permission for participation in school activities The department shall...

22 §4068. Sibling visitation - §4068. Sibling visitation 1. Visitation. If the court determines that...

Subchapter 8: MEDICAL TREATMENT ORDER

22 §4071. Medical treatment order - §4071. Medical treatment order 1. Petitioner. The department, a physician...

Subchapter 9: HOSPITAL BASED SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT COMMITTEES

22 §4081. Purpose Definitions (REPEALED) - §4081. Purpose Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 441,...

22 §4082. Definitions Maine Children's Trust Fund (REPEALED) - §4082. Definitions Maine Children's Trust Fund (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

22 §4083. Hospital based Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Committees Board; establishment (REPEALED) - §4083. Hospital based Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Committees Board;...

22 §4084. Report Duties (REPEALED) - §4084. Report Duties (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 441,...

22 §4084-A. Report (REPEALED) - §4084-A. Report (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 667, §2...

22 §4085. Disbursement of fund money (REPEALED) - §4085. Disbursement of fund money (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985,...

22 §4086. Review (REPEALED) - §4086. Review (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 441, §3...

Subchapter 10: CHILD WELFARE SERVICES OMBUDSMAN

22 §5001. Child Welfare Services Ombudsman (REPEALED) - §5001. Child Welfare Services Ombudsman (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987,...

Subchapter 10-A: OMBUDSMAN SERVICES

22 §4087. Child welfare services ombudsman (REPEALED) - §4087. Child welfare services ombudsman (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989,...

22 §4087-A. Ombudsman program - §4087-A. Ombudsman program 1. Definitions. As used in this section,...

Subchapter 11: OUT-OF-HOME ABUSE AND NEGLECT INVESTIGATING TEAM

22 §5005. Out-of-home abuse and neglect investigating team (REPEALED) - §5005. Out-of-home abuse and neglect investigating team (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

Subchapter 11-A: OUT-OF-HOME ABUSE AND NEGLECT INVESTIGATING TEAM

22 §4088. Out-of-home abuse and neglect investigating team (REPEALED) - §4088. Out-of-home abuse and neglect investigating team (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

Subchapter 12: CHILD WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

22 §4089. Child Welfare Advisory Committee (REPEALED) - §4089. Child Welfare Advisory Committee (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989,...

Subchapter 13: HOSPITAL-BASED SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT COMMITTEES

22 §4091. Purpose - §4091. Purpose The purpose of this subchapter is to encourage...

22 §4092. Definitions - §4092. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context...

22 §4093. Hospital-based suspected child abuse and neglect committees - §4093. Hospital-based suspected child abuse and neglect committees Each hospital...

22 §4094. Maine Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Council (REPEALED) - §4094. Maine Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Council (REPEALED) SECTION...

Subchapter 14: HEADING: PL 1999, C. 778, §2 (NEW)

22 §4095. Definitions (REALLOCATED TO TITLE 22, SECTION 4100) (REPEALED) - §4095. Definitions (REALLOCATED TO TITLE 22, SECTION 4100) (REPEALED) SECTION...

22 §4096. Youth in Need of Services Pilot Program (REPEALED) - §4096. Youth in Need of Services Pilot Program (REPEALED) SECTION...

22 §4097. Preliminary assessment; safety plan; other services (REPEALED) - §4097. Preliminary assessment; safety plan; other services (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

22 §4098. Youth in Need of Services Oversight Committee (REPEALED) - §4098. Youth in Need of Services Oversight Committee (REPEALED) SECTION...

22 §4099. Repeal (REPEALED) - §4099. Repeal (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 778, §2...

Subchapter 15: YOUTH IN NEED OF SERVICES PROGRAM

22 §4099-A. Definitions (REPEALED) - §4099-A. Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 451, §P3...

22 §4099-B. Homeless Youth Program (REPEALED) - §4099-B. Homeless Youth Program (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c....

22 §4099-C. Preliminary assessment; safety plan; other services (REPEALED) - §4099-C. Preliminary assessment; safety plan; other services (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

Subchapter 16: MAINE RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH

22 §4099-D. Definitions - §4099-D. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context...

22 §4099-E. Comprehensive program for homeless youth - §4099-E. Comprehensive program for homeless youth The department shall establish...

22 §4099-F. Data collection - §4099-F. Data collection The department shall collect data from its...

22 §4099-G. Rules - §4099-G. Rules The department shall adopt rules as may be...

22 §4099-H. Emergency shelter family homes for youth - §4099-H. Emergency shelter family homes for youth This section applies...

Subchapter 17: AT-RISK NONCITIZEN CHILDREN

22 §4099-I. At-risk noncitizen children - §4099-I. At-risk noncitizen children 1. Definitions. As used in this...

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Maine Revised Statutes Part 3: CHILDREN Chapter 1071: CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND CHILD PROTECTION ACT

Maine Revised Statutes
Part 3: CHILDREN
Chapter 1071: CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND CHILD PROTECTION ACT