A 5300 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

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.

This bill requires New Jersey's regional child abuse treatment centers to create 24/7 mobile teams that travel to hospitals to perform medical exams investigating suspected child abuse or neglect in children under 13. Hospitals must request these mobile teams when a child under 13 presents with injuries inconsistent with their story or developmental level, or when referred by a caregiver for abuse investigation. The bill appropriates state funds to support mobile team staffing and requires hospitals to train emergency staff annually on identifying and reporting abuse. It affects hospitals, regional child abuse centers, and children under 13 in suspected abuse cases.
Sub-Topics: Hospitals
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Feb 10, 2025
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Feb 10, 2025
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee
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