Requires regional diagnostic and treatment center for child abuse and neglect to establish mobile team to respond to certain hospital requests to perform forensic child abuse examinations.
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This bill requires New Jersey’s regional centers for child abuse and neglect to create mobile teams that can respond 24/7 to requests from hospitals for forensic child abuse examinations. These examinations would be performed at the requesting hospital by the center’s team. The bill also mandates that hospitals contact these centers when a pediatric patient requires such an examination, based on specific criteria like the patient’s age, referral source, or inconsistent injury reports. Finally, it allocates state funds to support the establishment and operation of these mobile teams and requires hospital emergency staff to undergo annual training on identifying and reporting suspected child abuse.
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