D-2.__A party to a child protection proceeding, when the records or information is relevant to the proceeding, with protection for identity of reporters and other persons when appropriate;

Sec. 5. 22 MRSA §4008, sub-§2, ķE, as amended by PL 2001, c. 696, §17, is further amended to read:

E. A person having the legal responsibility or authorization to evaluate, treat, educate, care for or supervise a child, parent or custodian who is the subject of a record, or a member of a panel appointed by the department to review child deaths and serious injuries, or a member of the Domestic Abuse Homicide Review Panel established under Title 19-A, section 4013, subsection 4. This includes a member of a treatment team or group convened to plan for or treat a child or family that is the subject of a record. This may also include a member of a support team for foster parents, if that team has been reviewed and approved by the department;

Sec. 6. 22 MRSA §4008, sub-§2, ķE-1 is enacted to read:

E-1.__A relative or other person whom the department is investigating for possible custody or placement of the child;

Sec. 7. 22 MRSA §4008, sub-§2, ķI, as repealed and replaced by PL 1989, c. 878, Pt. A, §63, is amended to read:

I. The representative designated to provide child welfare services by the tribe of an Indian child as defined by the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 United States Code, Section 1903, or a representative designated to provide child welfare services by an Indian tribe of Canada; and

Sec. 8. 22 MRSA §4008, sub-§3, ķA, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 733, §18, is amended to read:

A. The guardian ad litem of a child named in a record who is reported to be abused or neglected, appointed pursuant to section 4005, subsection 1;

Sec. 9. 22 MRSA §4008, sub-§3, ķA-1 is enacted to read:

A-1.__The court-appointed guardian ad litem, visitor or attorney of a child who is the subject of a court proceeding