Legal issues in child maltreatment

Sandeep K. Narang; John D. Melville

doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2014.06.016

Legal issues in child maltreatment

Sandeep K. Narang^*, John D. Melville

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Pediatrics

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1049-1058
Number of pages	10
Journal	Pediatric Clinics of North America
Volume	61
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcl.2014.06.016
State	Published - Oct 1 2014

Keywords

Child maltreatment
Expert witness
Legal issues
Medicolegal issues

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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