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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor
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H.B. 1341
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(I) A PHYSICIAN;
(II) A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OR MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM
MEMBER;
(III) A HEALTH CARE FACILITY; OR
(IV) A STAFF MEMBER OF A HEALTH CARE FACILITY WHO IS AN
EXPERT IN THE FIELD OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT.
(4) "MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM" MEANS A GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS
WITH EXPERTISE IN VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINES WHO PROVIDE
CONSULTATION, TREATMENT, AND PLANNING IN CASES OF CHILD ABUSE AND
NEGLECT.
(5) "PROVIDER" INCLUDES A PHYSICIAN, MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OR
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM MEMBER, A CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER, A HEALTH CARE
FACILITY, OR HEALTH CARE FACILITY PERSONNEL.
(b) Any [physician] PROVIDER who is licensed or authorized to practice
[medicine] A PROFESSION in this State shall examine or treat any child, with or
without the consent of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian, to determine the
nature and extent of any abuse or neglect to the child if the child is brought to the
[physician] PROVIDER:
(1) in accordance with a court order;
(2) by a representative of a local department OF SOCIAL SERVICES who
states that the representative believes the child is an abused or neglected child; [or]
(3) by a police officer who states that the officer believes that the child is
an abused or neglected child; OR
(4) BY AN INDIVIDUAL REQUIRED UNDER § 5-704 OF THIS SUBTITLE TO
REPORT SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT.
(c) If a [physician] PROVIDER examines a child under subsection (b) of this
section and determines that emergency medical treatment OR EXPERT CHILD ABUSE
OR NEGLECT CARE is indicated, the physician may treat the child, with or without the
consent of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian.
(d) A [physician] PROVIDER who examines or treats a child under this section
shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5-621 of the Courts and
Judicial Proceedings Article.
(e) (1) In accordance with regulations adopted by the Secretary of Health
and Mental Hygiene, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene shall pay for
emergency medical treatment charges that are incurred on behalf of a child who is
examined or treated under this section.
(2) The child's parent or guardian is liable to the Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene for the payments and shall take any steps necessary to secure
health benefits available for the child from a public or private benefit program.
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