10-148-50 Me. Code R. § 1

Current through 2024-25, June 19, 2024

Section 148-50-1 - DEFINITIONS

A. The Department: means the Department of Human Services.

B. Custodian: means the person who has legal custody of a child or the person with whom the child lives and who has parental rights and responsibilities for that child. In cases of joint custody or shared parental rights and responsibilities, please refer to Section V. , Objection of Custodian.

C. Central Interdisciplinary Team: means a group of individuals designated by the Commissioners of the Departments of Human Services, Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Education, Corrections, the, school administrative unit, (nondesignated), the Custodian, (non-designated), and the Executive Director of the Office of Substance Abuse, when appropriate.

D. Regional Interdisciplinary Team: means a local group of individuals representing the Departments of Human Services, Mental Health and Mental Retardation, and Corrections, if appropriate, the School Administrative Unit, the Custodian, and Representatives from the Mental Health and Substance Abuse treatment fields, if appropriate.

E. Mental Health Professional: means any of the following individuals who are licensed to practice their profession in the, state, in which their practice is located and whose qualifications are, acceptable to the Department of Human Services' Bureau of Child and Family Services: psychiatrist, psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, licensed clinical professional counselor, licensed master social worker conditional II or licensed clinical professional counselor conditional.

F. Voluntary Agreement: means an agreement entered into by the Department of Human Services and the Custodian which specifies, in writing, the following

1. Services to be provided.

2. Anticipated time frame not to exceed 180 days, unless, within the first 180 days, the District Court has found that returning to the Custodian's home would be detrimental to the welfare of the child.

3. The legal status of the child.

4. The rights and obligations of the Custodian, the child and the Department.

10-148 C.M.R. ch. 50, § 1