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Legal issues in child maltreatment. Pediatr Clin North Am 2014 Oct;61(5):1049-58

Date

09/23/2014

Pubmed ID

25242715

DOI

10.1016/j.pcl.2014.06.016

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84908509939 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   10 Citations

Abstract

The most common medicolegal issues include reporting child maltreatment, the presentation of ethical and effective expert testimony, informed consent in child maltreatment cases, and various liability risks related to child maltreatment cases. The health care professional who remains knowledgeable about the laws within their jurisdiction, the mandates of their professional society and state medical board, and the local resources (eg, child abuse pediatrician and hospital counsel) available to them minimizes medicolegal risk.

Author List

Narang SK, Melville JD

Author

Sandeep K. Narang MD, JD Chief, Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Child
Child Abuse
Expert Testimony
Humans
Informed Consent
Mandatory Reporting