SB 42: Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations
GENERAL BILL by Sharief
Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations; Providing an exception to the requirement that the Department of Children and Families immediately forward certain allegations to a law enforcement agency; requiring a child protective investigator to inform the subject of an investigation of a certain duty; requiring Child Protection Teams to consult with a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse when evaluating certain reports; authorizing, under a certain circumstance, a parent or legal custodian from whom a child was removed to request specified examinations of the child, etc.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 9/8/2025 Senate • Filed
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SB 42, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 9/8/2025 at 3:05 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.301 Initiation of protective investigations. Page 1 (pdf) 39.303 Child Protection Teams and sexual abuse treatment programs; services; eligible cases. Page 4 (pdf) 39.304 Photographs, medical examinations, X rays, and medical treatment of abused, abandoned, or neglected child. Page 9 (pdf)