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Amend the bill in section 4 in paragraph F in the first line (page 1, line 22 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "deaths." the following: 'An investigation under this paragraph is subject to and may not interfere with the authority and responsibility of the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute homicides pursuant to Title 5, section 200-A.'
 
SUMMARY
This amendment clarifies that Department of Health and Human Services investigations of suspicious child deaths are subject to and may not interfere with the authority and responsibility of the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute homicides pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 200-A.