23 Pa.C.S. § 6340.1 Exchange of Information

• Library: Pennsylvania Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.A. Acts 2023-66
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 23 Pa.C.S. § 6340.1

[(a) Licensed medical practitioners.--In regard to a case of suspected child abuse, a licensed medical practitioner shall provide the county agency with the following information:]

[(1) Relevant medical information known to the licensed medical practitioner regarding the child's prior and current health.]

[(2) Information from a subsequent examination.]

[(3) Information regarding treatment of the child.]

[(4) Relevant medical information regarding any other child in the child's household.]

[(b) Parental consent.--Parental consent is not required for the licensed medical practitioner to provide the information under subsection (a).]

[(c) County agency information.--If requested by a licensed medical practitioner who is either the child's primary care physician or a licensed medical practitioner who is providing ongoing care to the child, the county agency shall provide the licensed medical practitioner with the following:]

[(1) Information regarding the condition and well-being of the child and the progress and outcome of an investigation under this chapter.]

[(2) Protective services records regarding the child and any other child in the child's household if the information relates to the medical evaluation of the child.]

[(3) The identity of other licensed medical practitioners providing medical care to the child to obtain the child's medical records.]

[(d) County agency notification.--The county agency shall notify the licensed medical practitioner who is the child's primary care provider and other licensed medical practitioner who is providing ongoing care to the child of the following information:]

[(1) Upon initiation of an assessment, investigation or the provision of services by a county agency, the reason for the assessment, investigation or provision of protective services to the child.]

[(2) A service plan developed for the child and the child's family.]

[(3) The final status of a child abuse report following an investigation, whether it is indicated, founded or unfounded.]

[Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2014.]

(a) [Licensed] Certified medical practitioners.--In circumstances which negatively affect the medical health of a child, a [licensed] certified medical practitioner shall in a timely manner provide the county agency with the following information when an assessment for general protective services or a child abuse investigation is being conducted or when the family has been accepted for services by a county agency: