Maine Revised Statutes
Subtitle 3: INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION
Part 3: CHILDREN

22 §3703. Authorization; cooperation with Federal Government (REPEALED) - §3703. Authorization; cooperation with Federal Government (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

22 §3704. Parental rights (REPEALED) - §3704. Parental rights (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 577,...

Chapter 1051-A: INTERIM CHILDREN'S SERVICES ACT

22 §3711. Short title (REPEALED) - §3711. Short title (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 42,...

22 §3712. Purpose (REPEALED) - §3712. Purpose (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 42, §1...

22 §3713. Authorization (REPEALED) - §3713. Authorization (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 42, §1...

22 §3714. Plan (REPEALED) - §3714. Plan (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 42, §1...

22 §3715. Reports (REPEALED) - §3715. Reports (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 42, §1...

22 §3716. Limitations (REPEALED) - §3716. Limitations (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 42, §1...

22 §3717. Balances and transfers (REPEALED) - §3717. Balances and transfers (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c....

Chapter 1052: MAINE CHILDREN'S TRUST FUND

22 §3721. Definitions (REPEALED) - §3721. Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 402, §A142...

22 §3722. Maine Children's Trust Fund (REPEALED) - §3722. Maine Children's Trust Fund (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987,...

22 §3723. Board; establishment (REPEALED) - §3723. Board; establishment (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 402,...

22 §3724. Duties (REPEALED) - §3724. Duties (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 402, §A142...

22 §3725. Disbursement of fund money (REPEALED) - §3725. Disbursement of fund money (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987,...

22 §3725-A. Disbursement of fund income (REPEALED) - §3725-A. Disbursement of fund income (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1991,...

22 §3726. Review (REPEALED) - §3726. Review (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 402, §A142...

22 §3726-A. Rules; report (REPEALED) - §3726-A. Rules; report (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 780,...

Chapter 1052-A: CHILD CARE SERVICES

22 §3731. Definitions - §3731. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...

22 §3732. Principles of child care system - §3732. Principles of child care system The department shall allocate...

22 §3733. Designated agency - §3733. Designated agency To the extent permitted by federal law,...

22 §3734. Use of federal funds - §3734. Use of federal funds The department shall seek the...

22 §3735. Child care for ASPIRE-TANF participants - §3735. Child care for ASPIRE-TANF participants The department shall ensure...

22 §3736. Eligibility - §3736. Eligibility 1. Single application form. By October 1, 1993,...

22 §3737. Payments to providers - §3737. Payments to providers 1. No payments to recipients. The...

22 §3737-A. Early childhood educator workforce salary supplements - §3737-A. Early childhood educator workforce salary supplements The department shall...

22 §3738. Resource development centers (REPEALED) - §3738. Resource development centers (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c....

22 §3739. Child Care Advisory Council (REPEALED) - §3739. Child Care Advisory Council (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1993,...

22 §3740. Office of Child Care and Head Start - §3740. Office of Child Care and Head Start 1. Establishment....

Chapter 1053: AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN

22 §3741. Aid to dependent children; promotion of economic self-support (REPEALED) - §3741. Aid to dependent children; promotion of economic self-support (REPEALED)...

22 §3741-A. Recipients with children 3 years of age and older (REPEALED) - §3741-A. Recipients with children 3 years of age and older...

22 §3741-B. Teenage parents (REPEALED) - §3741-B. Teenage parents (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 856,...

22 §3741-C. Program requirements (REPEALED) - §3741-C. Program requirements (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 839,...

22 §3741-D. Eligibility for federal Aid to Families with Dependent Children based on unemployment (REPEALED) - §3741-D. Eligibility for federal Aid to Families with Dependent Children...

22 §3741-E. Voluntary participants given priority (REPEALED) - §3741-E. Voluntary participants given priority (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989,...

22 §3741-F. Transitional support services (REPEALED) - §3741-F. Transitional support services (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c....

22 §3741-G. Transitional medical assistance (REPEALED) - §3741-G. Transitional medical assistance (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c....

22 §3741-H. Child care during participation in employment, education and training (REPEALED) - §3741-H. Child care during participation in employment, education and training...

22 §3741-I. Transitional support services; child care; transportation (REPEALED) - §3741-I. Transitional support services; child care; transportation (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

22 §3741-J. Family contract (REPEALED) - §3741-J. Family contract (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 385,...

22 §3741-K. ASPIRE-Plus (REPEALED) - §3741-K. ASPIRE-Plus (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 709, §3...

22 §3741-L. Family planning services (REPEALED) - §3741-L. Family planning services (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c....

22 §3741-M. Nontraditional job training and placement services (REPEALED) - §3741-M. Nontraditional job training and placement services (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

22 §3742. Eligibility for aid (REPEALED) - §3742. Eligibility for aid (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c....

22 §3743. Recipients and relatives not to be pauperized (REPEALED) - §3743. Recipients and relatives not to be pauperized (REPEALED) SECTION...

22 §3744. Applications for aid (REPEALED) - §3744. Applications for aid (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c....

22 §3745. Duties of commissioner (REPEALED) - §3745. Duties of commissioner (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c....

22 §3746. Amount of aid (REPEALED) - §3746. Amount of aid (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c....

22 §3747. Administration of funds (REPEALED) - §3747. Administration of funds (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c....

22 §3748. Appeals (REPEALED) - §3748. Appeals (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 459, §2...

22 §3749. Acceptance of provisions of federal law (REPEALED) - §3749. Acceptance of provisions of federal law (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

22 §3750. Assessment of towns (REPEALED) - §3750. Assessment of towns (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c....

22 §3751. Federal grants (REPEALED) - §3751. Federal grants (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 459,...

22 §3752. Payments to guardian or conservator (REPEALED) - §3752. Payments to guardian or conservator (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

22 §3753. Inalienability of assistance (REPEALED) - §3753. Inalienability of assistance (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c....

22 §3754. Parental responsibility (REPEALED) - §3754. Parental responsibility (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 131...

22 §3755. Locating those liable for support of dependents (REPEALED) - §3755. Locating those liable for support of dependents (REPEALED) SECTION...

22 §3755-A. Disclosure of information in medical support recoupment and child support cases (REPEALED) - §3755-A. Disclosure of information in medical support recoupment and child...

22 §3756. Fraud in obtaining aid, civil recovery (REPEALED) - §3756. Fraud in obtaining aid, civil recovery (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

22 §3757. Substantiation of eligibility (REPEALED) - §3757. Substantiation of eligibility (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c....

22 §3758. Disbursements (REPEALED) - §3758. Disbursements (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 441, §1...

22 §3758-A. Transfer of funds (REPEALED) - §3758-A. Transfer of funds (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c....

22 §3759. Report of commissioner (REPEALED) - §3759. Report of commissioner (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c....

22 §3760. Assistance for needy full-time students 18 to 21 years of age (REPEALED) - §3760. Assistance for needy full-time students 18 to 21 years...

22 §3760-A. Assistance to first-time pregnant women (REPEALED) - §3760-A. Assistance to first-time pregnant women (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

22 §3760-B. Notification to the Legislature (REPEALED) - §3760-B. Notification to the Legislature (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987,...

22 §3760-C. Households headed by minor parents (REPEALED) - §3760-C. Households headed by minor parents (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

22 §3760-D. Special needs payment for recipients with excessive shelter costs (REPEALED) - §3760-D. Special needs payment for recipients with excessive shelter costs...

22 §3760-E. Equivalent standard of need (REPEALED) - §3760-E. Equivalent standard of need (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1991,...

22 §3760-F. Continuation of Medicaid and report (REPEALED) - §3760-F. Continuation of Medicaid and report (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

22 §3760-G. Earned income tax credit (REPEALED) - §3760-G. Earned income tax credit (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1993,...

22 §3760-H. Definitions (REPEALED) - §3760-H. Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 385, §14...

22 §3760-I. Alternative aid (REPEALED) - §3760-I. Alternative aid (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 418,...

Chapter 1053-A: EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR NEEDY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN

22 §3761. Emergency assistance - §3761. Emergency assistance The department, at the discretion of the...

Chapter 1053-B: TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES

22 §3762. Temporary assistance for needy families; promotion of economic self-support - §3762. Temporary assistance for needy families; promotion of economic self-support...

22 §3763. Program requirements - §3763. Program requirements 1. Family contract. During the TANF orientation...

22 §3764. Federal grants - §3764. Federal grants The Treasurer of State is the appropriate...

22 §3765. Payments to guardian or conservator - §3765. Payments to guardian or conservator When a relative with...

22 §3766. Inalienability of assistance - §3766. Inalienability of assistance All rights to public assistance are...

22 §3767. Parental responsibility - §3767. Parental responsibility The parents of a child receiving assistance...

22 §3768. Fraud in obtaining aid, civil recovery - §3768. Fraud in obtaining aid, civil recovery Any sums paid...

22 §3769. Disbursements - §3769. Disbursements 1. Payment priority. Payments made on behalf of...

22 §3769-A. Rulemaking - §3769-A. Rulemaking The department shall adopt rules to implement this...

22 §3769-B. Assistance in meeting basic needs (REPEALED) - §3769-B. Assistance in meeting basic needs (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

22 §3769-C. Adjustment to amount of assistance; report - §3769-C. Adjustment to amount of assistance; report 1. Amount of...

22 §3769-D. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant; family development accounts - §3769-D. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant; family development...

22 §3769-E. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant; increased heating assistance - §3769-E. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant; increased heating...

22 §3769-F. Working Cars for Working Families Program (REPEALED) - §3769-F. Working Cars for Working Families Program (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

22 §3769-G. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant; whole family economic security initiatives - §3769-G. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant; whole family...

Chapter 1054: THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES ACT OF 1981

22 §3771. Policy and intent - §3771. Policy and intent It is the policy of the...

22 §3772. Definitions (REPEALED) - §3772. Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 512, §16...

22 §3773. Maine Aid to Families with Dependent Children Coordinating Committee (REPEALED) - §3773. Maine Aid to Families with Dependent Children Coordinating Committee...

22 §3774. Maine Aid to Families with Dependent Children Advisory Council (REPEALED) - §3774. Maine Aid to Families with Dependent Children Advisory Council...

22 §3775. Training, education and placements (REPEALED) - §3775. Training, education and placements (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981,...

22 §3776. Welfare Employment, Education and Training Program (REPEALED) - §3776. Welfare Employment, Education and Training Program (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

22 §3777. Availability of funds - §3777. Availability of funds Nothing in this chapter shall be...

22 §3778. Work Incentive Demonstration Program (REPEALED) - §3778. Work Incentive Demonstration Program (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981,...

Chapter 1054-A: ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE IN RETRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES

22 §3781. Additional Support for People in Retraining and Education Program established (REPEALED) - §3781. Additional Support for People in Retraining and Education Program...

22 §3781-A. Additional Support for People in Retraining and Employment-Temporary Assistance for Needy Families established - §3781-A. Additional Support for People in Retraining and Employment-Temporary Assistance...

22 §3782. Program (REPEALED) - §3782. Program (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 856, §7...

22 §3782-A. ASPIRE-TANF program - §3782-A. ASPIRE-TANF program 1. Case management services. The department shall...

22 §3783. Transitional support services (REPEALED) - §3783. Transitional support services (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c....

22 §3784. Medical assistance program (REPEALED) - §3784. Medical assistance program (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2018, c....

22 §3785. Sanctions - §3785. Sanctions An individual may not be sanctioned under this...

22 §3785-A. Sanction process - §3785-A. Sanction process Prior to imposing a sanction against an...

22 §3786. Rules - §3786. Rules The department shall adopt rules in accordance with...

22 §3787. Availability of funds - §3787. Availability of funds Nothing in this chapter may be...

22 §3788. Program requirements - §3788. Program requirements 1. Notice of program assistance. The department...

22 §3788-A. MaineServe - §3788-A. MaineServe The department shall establish a MaineServe program designed...

22 §3788-B. ASPIRE-Plus - §3788-B. ASPIRE-Plus The department shall establish an on-the-job training program...

22 §3789. Self-initiated training (REPEALED) - §3789. Self-initiated training (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 839,...

22 §3789-A. Decision-making authority reserved to department - §3789-A. Decision-making authority reserved to department If federal law requires...

22 §3789-B. Interdepartmental Welfare Reform Committee (REPEALED) - §3789-B. Interdepartmental Welfare Reform Committee (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY RR 1995,...

22 §3789-C. Committee of staff and recipients (REPEALED) - §3789-C. Committee of staff and recipients (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

22 §3789-D. Maine Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Advisory Council - §3789-D. Maine Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Advisory Council 1....

22 §3789-E. Peer support and advocacy demonstration project (REPEALED) - §3789-E. Peer support and advocacy demonstration project (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

Chapter 1054-B: PARENTS AS SCHOLARS

22 §3790. Parents as Scholars Program - §3790. Parents as Scholars Program 1. Established. The department shall...

Chapter 1054-C: HIGHER OPPORTUNITY FOR PATHWAYS TO EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

22 §3790-A. Higher Opportunity for Pathways to Employment Program - §3790-A. Higher Opportunity for Pathways to Employment Program 1. Program...

Chapter 1055: NEGLECT OF CHILDREN; CUSTODY

22 §3791. Investigations and prosecutions (REPEALED) - §3791. Investigations and prosecutions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c....

22 §3792. Protective custody; petition, hearings and custody (REPEALED) - §3792. Protective custody; petition, hearings and custody (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

22 §3793. Parent divested of legal rights by court order; responsibility for support; decree altered; guardianship (REPEALED) - §3793. Parent divested of legal rights by court order; responsibility...

22 §3794. Maintenance and care (REPEALED) - §3794. Maintenance and care (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c....

22 §3795. Religious faith of parents (REPEALED) - §3795. Religious faith of parents (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967,...

22 §3796. No child under 16 placed in almshouse (REPEALED) - §3796. No child under 16 placed in almshouse (REPEALED) SECTION...

22 §3797. Children's homes licensed; "Boardinghouse for children" and "home for children" defined (REPEALED) - §3797. Children's homes licensed; "Boardinghouse for children" and "home for...

22 §3798. Restoration of custody (REPEALED) - §3798. Restoration of custody (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c....

22 §3799. Recovery of expenditures from parents (REPEALED) - §3799. Recovery of expenditures from parents (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

22 §3800. Penalties for violations (REPEALED) - §3800. Penalties for violations (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c....

22 §3801. State's responsibility after death of committed child (REPEALED) - §3801. State's responsibility after death of committed child (REPEALED) SECTION...

22 §3802. Payments for care of children (REPEALED) - §3802. Payments for care of children (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY P&SL...

22 §3803. Family contact (REPEALED) - §3803. Family contact (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 577,...

Chapter 1055-A: COLLECTION OF OVERPAYMENTS

22 §3811. Definitions - §3811. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...

22 §3812. Notice to recipient - §3812. Notice to recipient A notice of overpayment issued by...

22 §3813. Notice to repay - §3813. Notice to repay 1. Repayment. The department may serve...

22 §3814. Service - §3814. Service The department may serve a notice to repay...

22 §3815. Exempt property - §3815. Exempt property An obligor's weekly income equal to 30...

22 §3816. Income withholding - §3816. Income withholding 1. Payor duty. Twenty-one days after the...

22 §3817. Assignment of earnings - §3817. Assignment of earnings The department may seek to collect...

22 §3818. Payor compensation - §3818. Payor compensation The department may establish by rule a...

22 §3819. Payor protected - §3819. Payor protected An employer or other payor of income...

22 §3820. Failure to honor - §3820. Failure to honor An employer or other payor of...

22 §3821. Employee protected - §3821. Employee protected An employer may not discharge, refuse to...

22 §3822. Liens - §3822. Liens The department may issue a certificate of lien...

22 §3823. Foreclosure on liens - §3823. Foreclosure on liens The commissioner shall proceed as follows...

22 §3824. Credit reporting - §3824. Credit reporting The department may submit the names of...

22 §3825. Exceptions to collections from minors - §3825. Exceptions to collections from minors 1. Definitions. As used...

Chapter 1056: PHYSICALLY ABUSED CHILDREN

22 §3851. Purposes (REPEALED) - §3851. Purposes (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 68 (NEW)....

22 §3852. Definitions (REPEALED) - §3852. Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 68 (NEW)....

22 §3853. Persons mandated to report suspected child abuse or neglect (REPEALED) - §3853. Persons mandated to report suspected child abuse or neglect...

22 §3854. Reporting procedures (REPEALED) - §3854. Reporting procedures (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 68...

22 §3855. Mandatory reporting to a medical examiner and a postmortem investigation (REPEALED) - §3855. Mandatory reporting to a medical examiner and a postmortem...

22 §3856. Immunity from liability (REPEALED) - §3856. Immunity from liability (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c....

22 §3856-A. Privileged communications (REPEALED) - §3856-A. Privileged communications (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 511,...

22 §3857. Liability for failure to report (REPEALED) - §3857. Liability for failure to report (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

22 §3858. The guardian ad litem (REPEALED) - §3858. The guardian ad litem (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975,...

22 §3859. Confidentiality of records; access to records (REPEALED) - §3859. Confidentiality of records; access to records (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

22 §3860. Department's responsibilities (REPEALED) - §3860. Department's responsibilities (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 167,...

22 §3861. Appeals process (REPEALED) - §3861. Appeals process (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 282...

Chapter 1057: CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION COUNCILS

22 §3871. Purpose - §3871. Purpose The purpose of this chapter is to encourage...

22 §3872. Definitions - §3872. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...

22 §3872-A. Child abuse and neglect prevention council's responsibilities - §3872-A. Child abuse and neglect prevention council's responsibilities 1. Duties....

22 §3873. Authorization for expenditure of funds - §3873. Authorization for expenditure of funds The department and other...

22 §3874. Fiscal agents - §3874. Fiscal agents A fiscal agent receiving grants or funds...

22 §3875. Community coordinating committee; membership (REPEALED) - §3875. Community coordinating committee; membership (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985,...

22 §3875-A. Child abuse and neglect prevention councils; membership - §3875-A. Child abuse and neglect prevention councils; membership The child...

22 §3876. Waiver of certain requirements (REPEALED) - §3876. Waiver of certain requirements (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985,...

Chapter 1058: MAINE CHILDREN'S TRUST INCORPORATED

22 §3881. Definitions - §3881. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...

22 §3882. Establishment; purpose; nonprofit organization - §3882. Establishment; purpose; nonprofit organization The Maine Children's Trust Incorporated,...

22 §3883. Board; establishment - §3883. Board; establishment 1. Establishment. The Board of the Maine...

22 §3884. Powers (REPEALED) - §3884. Powers (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 600, §A16...

22 §3884-A. Duties of board; powers of board - §3884-A. Duties of board; powers of board 1. Duties. The...

22 §3885. Funds - §3885. Funds 1. Control. The board may accept funds from...

22 §3886. Limitation of powers - §3886. Limitation of powers The board, notwithstanding section 3884‑A, subsection...

22 §3887. Liability of officers, directors and employees - §3887. Liability of officers, directors and employees Officers, directors, employees...

22 §3888. Prohibited interests of officers, directors and employees - §3888. Prohibited interests of officers, directors and employees An officer,...

22 §3889. Donations to the State - §3889. Donations to the State The State, through the Governor,...

22 §3890. Annual report; audit - §3890. Annual report; audit By February 15th, the board shall...

22 §3890-A. General conditions; dissolution - §3890-A. General conditions; dissolution The following conditions apply to the...

22 §3890-B. Liberal construction - §3890-B. Liberal construction This chapter must be construed liberally to...

Chapter 1059: SHORT-TERM EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN

22 §3891. Definitions (REPEALED) - §3891. Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 577, §4...

22 §3891-A. Definitions (REPEALED) - §3891-A. Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 644, §3...

22 §3891-B. Authorization (REPEALED) - §3891-B. Authorization (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 644, §3...

22 §3891-C. Contacting parents; consent of parent; child (REPEALED) - §3891-C. Contacting parents; consent of parent; child (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

22 §3891-D. Length of services (REPEALED) - §3891-D. Length of services (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c....

22 §3891-E. Liability of parents (REPEALED) - §3891-E. Liability of parents (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c....

22 §3891-F. Rules (REPEALED) - §3891-F. Rules (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 644, §3...

22 §3892. Authorization (REPEALED) - §3892. Authorization (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 577, §4...

22 §3893. Mechanism (REPEALED) - §3893. Mechanism (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 577, §4...

22 §3894. Length of services (REPEALED) - §3894. Length of services (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c....

22 §3895. Notification of parents (REPEALED) - §3895. Notification of parents (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c....

22 §3896. Consent of child and parent (REPEALED) - §3896. Consent of child and parent (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

22 §3897. Liability of parents (REPEALED) - §3897. Liability of parents (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c....

22 §3898. Rules (REPEALED) - §3898. Rules (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 577, §4...

Chapter 1061: LONG-TERM FOSTER CARE

22 §3901. Purpose (REPEALED) - §3901. Purpose (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 454, §2...

22 §3902. Definitions (REPEALED) - §3902. Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 454, §2...

22 §3903. Authority for placement (REPEALED) - §3903. Authority for placement (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c....

22 §3904. Duty and authority delegated by the department (REPEALED) - §3904. Duty and authority delegated by the department (REPEALED) SECTION...

22 §3905. Rights of the department (REPEALED) - §3905. Rights of the department (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977,...

22 §3906. Rules and regulations (REPEALED) - §3906. Rules and regulations (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c....

Chapter 1063: SOCIAL WORKERS' AND CASEWORKERS' TRAINING

22 §3911. Training plan - §3911. Training plan The department shall develop a training plan...

22 §3912. Implementation - §3912. Implementation The department shall establish a schedule governing successful...

22 §3913. Report - §3913. Report The department shall report to the joint standing...

Chapter 1064: HELP MAINE GROW SYSTEM

22 §3921. Help Maine Grow System established - §3921. Help Maine Grow System established 1. Help Maine Grow...

22 §3922. Duties of system - §3922. Duties of system The system shall: [PL 2021, c....

22 §3923. Annual reports - §3923. Annual reports The department shall submit any annual and...

Chapter 1065: FIRST 4 ME EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM

22 §3931. First 4 ME Early Care and Education Program - §3931. First 4 ME Early Care and Education Program 1....

Chapter 1071: CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND CHILD PROTECTION ACT

Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

22 §4001. Title - §4001. Title This chapter may be cited as the "Child...

22 §4002. Definitions - §4002. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...

22 §4003. Purposes - §4003. Purposes Recognizing that the health and safety of children...

22 §4004. Authorizations - §4004. Authorizations 1. General. The department may take appropriate action,...

22 §4004-A. Voluntary agreements - §4004-A. Voluntary agreements 1. Agreement authorized. If the following conditions...

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...

Chapter 1082: QUALITY CHILD CARE

22 §4100. Quality child care site (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 22, SECTION 4095) - §4100. Quality child care site (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 22, SECTION...

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Maine Revised Statutes Subtitle 3: INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION Part 3: CHILDREN

Maine Revised Statutes
Subtitle 3: INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION
Part 3: CHILDREN