49 Pa. Code § 42.43

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Section 42.43 - Photographs, medical tests and X-rays of child subject to report

A licensee may take or cause to be taken photographs of the child who is subject to a report and, if clinically indicated, cause to be performed a radiological examination and other medical tests on the child. Medical summaries or reports of the photographs, X-rays and relevant medical tests taken shall be sent to the county children and youth social service agency at the time the written report is sent, or within 48 hours after an electronic report is made under § 42.42(c)(2) (relating to suspected child abuse-mandated reporting requirements), or as soon thereafter as possible. The county children and youth social service agency shall have access to actual photographs or duplicates and X-rays and may obtain them or duplicates of them upon request. Medical summaries or reports of the photographs, X-rays and relevant medical tests shall be made available to law enforcement officials in the course of investigating cases under 23 Pa.C.S. § 6340(a)(9) or (10) (relating to release of information in confidential reports).

49 Pa. Code § 42.43

The provisions of this §42.43 adopted November 8, 1996, effective 11/9/1996, 26 Pa.B. 5425; amended December 7, 2001, effective 12/8/2001, 31 Pa.B. 6663.
Amended by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 53, No. 44. November 4, 2023, effective 11/4/2023

The provisions of this §42.43 issued under the Child Protective Services Law, 23 Pa.C.S. § 6383(b)(2); and section 5 of the Occupational Therapists Practice Act (63 P. S. § 1505); amended under sections 5(b) and 6(a)(2) of the Occupational Therapy Practice Act (63 P. S. §§ 1505(b) and 1506(a)(2)).

This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 42.41 (relating to definitions relating to child abuse reporting requirements); 49 Pa. Code § 42.46 (relating to confidentiality-waived); and 49 Pa. Code § 42.47 (relating to noncompliance).