Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 4012 – Reporting procedures
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1. Immediate report. Reports regarding abuse or neglect must be made immediately by telephone to the department unless otherwise specified in this subsection and must be followed by a written report within 48 hours if requested by the department.
Medical professionals, hospitals and hospital staff, school personnel and law enforcement personnel may submit reports electronically. The department shall provide a portal through which these electronic reports may be submitted that is linked to the department’s comprehensive child welfare information system.
[PL 2021, c. 116, §1 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 4012
- Abuse or neglect: means a threat to a child's health or welfare by physical, mental or emotional injury or impairment, sexual abuse or exploitation including under Title 17?A, sections 282, 852, 853 and 855 or deprivation of essential needs, or lack of protection from these, by a person responsible for the child. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 4002
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1-A
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: means an individual, corporation, facility, institution or agency, public or private. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 4002
2. Information required. The reports shall include the following information if within the knowledge of the person reporting:
A. The name and address of the child and the persons responsible for the child’s care or custody; [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §183 (COR).]
B. The child’s age and sex; [PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
C. The nature and extent of abuse or neglect, including a description of injuries and any explanation given for them; [PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
D. A description of sexual abuse or exploitation; [PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
E. Family composition and evidence of prior abuse or neglect of the child or the child’s siblings; [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §184 (COR).]
F. The source of the report, the person making the report, the person’s occupation and where the person can be contacted; [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §185 (COR).]
G. The actions taken by the reporting source, including a description of photographs or x rays taken; and [PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
H. Any other information that the person making the report believes may be helpful. [PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]
[RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §§183-185 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 402, §2 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 116, §1 (AMD). RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §§183-185 (COR).