Section 741-A. Notice and right to be heard

The foster parent caring for
  the child or any pre-adoptive parent or relative providing care for  the
  respondent  shall be provided with notice of any permanency hearing held
  pursuant to this article by the social services  official.  Such  foster
  parent, pre-adoptive parent or relative shall have the right to be heard
  at   any  such  hearing;  provided,  however,  no  such  foster  parent,
  pre-adoptive parent or relative shall be construed to be a party to  the
  hearing  solely  on  the basis of such notice and right to be heard. The
  failure of the foster parent, pre-adoptive parent,  or  relative  caring
  for  the  child  to  appear  at  a permanency hearing shall constitute a
  waiver of the right to be heard and such failure  to  appear  shall  not
  cause a delay of the permanency hearing nor shall such failure to appear
  be  a  ground  for  the  invalidation  of  any order issued by the court
  pursuant to this section.