23 Pa. C.S. § 6314

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 6314 - Photographs, medical tests and x-rays of child subject to report

A person or official required to report cases of suspected child abuse 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 agency at the time the written report is sent or within 48 hours after a report is made by electronic technologies or as soon thereafter as possible. The county 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 pursuant to section 6340(a)(9) or (10).

23 Pa.C.S. § 6314

Amended by P.L. 417 2014 No. 33, § 2, eff. 12/31/2014.
1990, Dec. 19, P.L. 1240, No. 206, § 2, effective in 90 days. Amended 1994, Dec. 16, P.L. 1292, No. 151, § 3, effective July 1, 1995.