Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Section 637380 of the 1976 Code is amended to read: A person required to report under Section “Section 637380. 637310 may take, or cause to be taken, color photographs of the areas of trauma visible on a child who is the subject of a report and, if medically indicated, a physician may cause to be performed a radiological examination or other medical examinations or tests of the child without the consent of the or guardians. child’s parents Upon request and without consent of the parent or legal child’s guardian, the primary care physician, consulting care physician, and the hospital facility must release the medical records, radiologic imaging, photos, and all other health information to a South child Carolina Children’s Advocacy Medical Response System abuse health care provider or his designee for evaluation of the child for suspected abuse or neglect. Copies of all photographs, negatives, radiological, and other medical reports must be sent to the department at the time a report pursuant to Section 637310 is made, or as soon as reasonably possible after the report is made.” SECTION 2. Section 6371990(B) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: A South “(24) Carolina Children’s Advocacy Medical Response System child abuse health care provider or his designee for the evaluation of a child for suspected abuse or neglect.” SECTION 3. Section 6371990 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: The department is authorized to provide a summary of “(N) referrals and the outcome of the referrals made to a contracted service agency or program addressing identified risks affecting the stability of the family to a South Carolina Children’s Advocacy Medical Response System child abuse health care provider or his designee. (O) The department shall notify and share information relating to the outcome of an indicated investigation or other contracted services and programs addressing identified risks affecting the stability of the family with the physicians involved in the ongoing primary or specialty health care of the child.”
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Section 637380 of the 1976 Code is amended to read: “Section 637380. A person required to report under Section 637310 may take, or cause to be taken, color photographs of the areas of trauma visible on a child who is the subject of a report and, if medically indicated, a physician may cause to be performed a radiological examination or other medical examinations or tests of the child without the consent of the child’s parents or guardians. Upon request and without consent of the child’s parent or legal guardian, the primary care physician, consulting care physician, and the hospital facility must release the medical records, radiologic imaging, photos, and all other health information to a South Carolina Children’s Advocacy Medical Response System child abuse health care provider or his designee for evaluation of the child for suspected abuse or neglect. Copies of all photographs, negatives, radiological, and other medical reports must be sent to the department at the time a report pursuant to Section 637310 is made, or as soon as reasonably possible after the report is made.” SECTION 2. Section 6371990(B) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: “(24) A South Carolina Children’s Advocacy Medical Response System child abuse health care provider or his designee for the evaluation of a child for suspected abuse or neglect.” SECTION 3. Section 6371990 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: “(N) The department is authorized to provide a summary of referrals and the outcome of the referrals made to a contracted service agency or program addressing identified risks affecting the stability of the family to a South Carolina Children’s Advocacy Medical Response System child abuse health care provider or his designee. (O) The department shall notify and share information relating to the outcome of an indicated investigation or other contracted services and programs addressing identified risks affecting the stability of the family with the physicians involved in the ongoing primary or specialty health care of the child.”
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