Section 13-2203 - Duties of Child Abuse Medical Providers (Maryland CHAMP) faculty. - Maryland Statutes

§ 13-2203. Duties of Child Abuse Medical Providers (Maryland CHAMP) faculty.
 

The Child Abuse Medical Providers (Maryland CHAMP) faculty shall: 

(1) Assist local and regional jurisdictions to develop standards and protocols for the composition and operation of local or regional Child Abuse Medical Providers (Maryland CHAMP); 

(2) Provide training and consultation to local or regional Child Abuse Medical Providers (Maryland CHAMP) in the diagnosis and treatment of child abuse and neglect; 

(3) Provide financial support to part-time local and regional expert clinic staff for the diagnosis and treatment of child abuse and neglect; 

(4) Collaborate with local or regional child advocacy centers and forensic nurse examiner programs; and 

(5) Help assure that medical professionals have access to information on how to cooperate with local departments of social services, child advocacy centers, and local law enforcement officers to: 

(i) Protect children from trauma during the process of child abuse and neglect investigations and prosecution; 

(ii) Minimize the number of times each child is interviewed and examined; and 

(iii) Minimize the potential for influencing a child's statement. 
 

[2005, ch. 334; 2008, ch. 91.]