Maine Revised Statutes

1. Receive reports.  Receive reports of infants who may be affected by illegal substance abuse or suffering from withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure;

2. Investigate.  Promptly investigate all reports received of infants born who may be affected by illegal substance abuse or suffering from withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure;

3. Determine if infant is affected.  Determine whether or not each infant reported is affected by illegal substance abuse or suffers from withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure;

4. Determine if infant is abused or neglected.  Determine whether or not the infant is abused or neglected and, if so, determine the degree of harm or threatened harm in each case;

5. Develop plan for safe care.  For each infant whom the department determines to be affected by illegal substance abuse or to be suffering from withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure, develop, with the assistance of any health care provider involved in the mother's or the child's medical or mental health care, a plan for the safe care of the infant and, in appropriate cases, refer the child or mother or both to a social service agency or voluntary substance abuse prevention service; and

6. Comply with section 4004.  For each infant whom the department determines to be abused or neglected, comply with section 4004, subsection 2, paragraphs E and F.