Chapter 201 - PROCEDURES FOR THE CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT FINDINGS, APPEALS FROM FINDINGS, AND APPEALS FROM DENIAL OF ACCESS TO CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS

  1. § 148-201-I - LEGAL BASIS; SUCCESSOR STATUTES AND AGENCIES
  2. § 148-201-II - RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROCEEDINGS
  3. § 148-201-III - PROCESS FOR AGENCY FINDINGS
  4. § 148-201-IV - ABUSE OR NEGLECT
  5. § 148-201-V - DEFINITIONS
  6. § 148-201-VI - PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION
  7. § 148-201-VII - NOTIFICATION OF FINDING(S)
  8. § 148-201-VIII - APPEALS
  9. § 148-201-IX - TIME FOR APPEAL
  10. § 148-201-X - PROCEDURES FOR PAPER REVIEW
  11. § 148-201-XI - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING PROCEDURES
  12. § 148-201-XII - RELEASE OF INFORMATION BY THE DEPARTMENT
  13. § 148-201-XIII - SUBSTANTIATED OR INDICATED MINORS
  14. § 148-201-XIV - EFFECTIVE DATES; FINDINGS MADE BEFORE FIRST EFFECTIVE DATE
  15. § 148-201-XV - RECONSIDERATION OF FINDING
  16. § 148-201-XVI - SUBSTANTIVE RULES FOR THE APPEAL FROM DENIAL OF ACCESS TO CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS
  17. § 148-201-XVII - TIME LIMITS

The Department of Health and Human Services adopts the following procedures governing the process for 'substantiated' and 'indicated' findings, appeals from such findings, and appeals from denied requests by a parent, legal guardian, custodian, or caretaker of a child for disclosure of certain confidential records.

Notes

EFFECTIVE DATE:
November 1, 2003 - filing 2003-385 entitled "Appeal Procedures for Persons Substantiated as Perpetrators of Abuse or Neglect of Children" - EMERGENCY, expires January 29, 2004
EFFECTIVE DATE:
February 3, 2004 - filing 2004-32
REPEALED AND REPLACED:
October 1, 2008 - filing 2008-451 entitled "Procedures for the Abuse or Neglect Substantiation Process and for Appeals for Persons Substantiated as Perpetrators of Abuse or Neglect of Children"
AMENDED:
May 15, 2017 - filing 2017-072 entitled "Procedures for the Abuse or Neglect Substantiation Process, for Appeals for Persons Substantiated as Perpetrators of Abuse or Neglect of Children, and Appeals for Denial of Access to Confidential Records"
AMENDED
2/28/2022- filing 2022- 030 entitled "Procedures for the Child Abuse or Neglect Findings, Appeals from Findings, and Appeals from Denial of Access to Certain Confidential Records"

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 22 MRS §§42 , 4008(7) , 5601-5610; PL 2015 c. 501

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