An Act To Enhance Enforcement of the Mandatory Reporting of Abuse and Neglect
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §4008, sub-§3, ¶J, as amended by PL 2007, c. 371, §5, is further amended to read:
J. To a juvenile court when the child who is the subject of the records has been brought before the court pursuant to Title 15, Part 6; and
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §4008, sub-§3, ¶K, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 371, §6, is amended to read:
K. A relative or other person whom the department is investigating for possible custody or placement of the child . ; and
Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §4008, sub-§3, ¶L is enacted to read:
L. To a licensing board of a mandated reporter, in the case of a mandated reporter under section 4011-A, subsection 1 who appears from the record or relevant circumstances to have failed to make a required report. Any information disclosed by the department personally identifying a licensee's client or patient remains confidential and may be used only in a proceeding as provided by Title 5, section 9057, subsection 6.
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 126th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.