Maine § 22 §4041 Departmental responsibilities

Maine Statutes

§ 22 §4041 — Departmental responsibilities

Maine·Title 22 HEALTH AND WELFARE·Part 3 CHILDREN·Ch. 1071 CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND CHILD PROTECTION ACT

1.Rehabilitation and reunification. 1-A. Rehabilitation and reunification. A child is considered to have entered foster care on the date of the first judicial finding that the child has been subjected to child abuse or neglect or on the 60th day after the child is removed from the home, whichever occurs first. When a child is considered to have entered foster care, the responsibility for reunification and rehabilitation of the family must be shared as follows.

2.Determination of need to commence or discontinue rehabilitation and reunification efforts. The following provisions determine when rehabilitation and reunification efforts are not necessary or may be discontinued.

3.Notice to guardian ad litem. The department shall notify the guardian ad litem, as described in section 4005, of a

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1.
Rehabilitation and reunification.
1-A.
Rehabilitation and reunification.
A child is considered to have entered foster care on the date of the first judicial finding that the child has been subjected to child abuse or neglect or on the 60th day after the child is removed from the home, whichever occurs first. When a child is considered to have entered foster care, the responsibility for reunification and rehabilitation of the family must be shared as follows.
2.
Determination of need to commence or discontinue rehabilitation and reunification efforts.
The following provisions determine when rehabilitation and reunification efforts are not necessary or may be discontinued.
3.
Notice to guardian ad litem.
The department shall notify the guardian ad litem, as described in section 4005, of any substantial change in circumstances that may have an impact on the best interests of the child. A substantial change in circumstances includes but is not limited to any change in the child's residence.

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Legislative History

PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 772, §§5,6 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 862, §71 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 739, §15 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 759 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 161 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 356 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 694, §D46 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). PL 1997, c. 715, §B11 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 559, §§CC4,5 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 696, §§33,34 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 397, §B5 (AMD).