Previously on the Fox Rothschild Physician Law Blog, we reported on the July 2015 amendments to the PA Child Protective Services Law. See our August 31, 2015 post here: What You Need to Know about PA’s Child Protective Services Law. In particular, we noted that the PA Medical Society interpreted the amendments to the Law as requiring all health … Continue Reading
Child Abuse Clearances
What You Need to Know About PA’s Child Protective Services Law
By Edward J. Cyran on
As of December 1, 2015, the PA Medical Society has retracted its opinion that physicians, health care practitioners and practice staff must obtain child abuse clearances under the PA Child Protective Services Law. The PA Department of Human Services has also informally agreed that such practitioners and staff are not required to obtain clearances. Please see our updated post on … Continue Reading