PRINTER'S NO. 2802
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2383
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY WARNER, HENNESSEY, HILL-EVANS, JAMES, LEWIS
DELROSSO, B. MILLER AND ZIMMERMAN, MARCH 8, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, MARCH 8, 2022
AN ACT
Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services,
providing for multidisciplinary medical team.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 23 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 6389. Multidisciplinary medical team.
(a) Establishment.--The secretary shall establish a
multidisciplinary medical team for the purpose of consulting
with county agencies in abuse and neglect investigations when:
(1) A child presents with physical symptoms suggestive
of abuse or neglect.
(2) There are no indicators of likely abuse or neglect
apart from the child's physical symptoms.
(3) No individual has admitted to abusing or neglecting
the child.
(b) Composition.--The multidisciplinary team shall include
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