Relating to physicians providing services relating to child abuse assessments

This bill relates to physicians providing services relating to child abuse assessments. The bill provides that the department of human services shall only contract with a physician for services in relation to a child abuse assessment if the physician verifies the physician has the ability to obtain consultations with other physicians, including but not limited to radiologists, geneticists, and endocrinologists, who have expertise in identifying unique health conditions including but not limited to rickets; Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; osteogenesis imperfecta; a vitamin “D” deficiency; and other metabolic bone diseases or connective tissue disorders. The bill requires physicians, during a child abuse assessment, to agree to a blind peer review process to resolve any disagreement between two or more physicians about a child’s injuries or the presence of a certain condition.