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Legislation Related to Child Maltreatment
RADIOLOGY
PROCEDURES, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND MEDICAL RECORDS
(Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-508)
(a) Any person
who is required to make notification under this subchapter may take or cause to
be taken radiology procedures and photographs or compile medical records which
may be probative as to the existence or extent of child maltreatment.
(b) Hospitals
and clinics may make videotapes which may be probative as to the existence or
extent of child maltreatment.
(c) DHS or law
enforcement officials shall have access to the results of radiology procedures,
videotapes, photographs, or medical records upon request.
(c)
The
department and law enforcement officials shall be allowed access to the child's
public and private school records during the course of the child maltreatment
investigation.
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Center for Children at Risk
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Department of Pediatrics
Arkansas Children's Hospital
800 Marshall St.
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1013
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