(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Child Abuse Medical Providers (Maryland CHAMP)” means a network of Maryland health care professionals with the expertise to address the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of child abuse and neglect while working closely with other disciplines and organizations addressing these issues, including child advocacy centers. (c) “Child […]
(a) There is a Child Abuse Medical Providers (Maryland CHAMP) Initiative in the Department. (b) The purposes of the Initiative are: (1) To improve the protection of children in the State; (2) To recruit local physicians to gain clinical expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of child abuse and neglect; (3) To develop and guide the practice of local or […]
The Child Abuse Medical Providers (Maryland CHAMP) faculty shall: (1) Assist local and regional jurisdictions to develop standards and protocols for the composition and operation of local or regional Child Abuse Medical Providers (Maryland CHAMP); (2) Provide training and consultation to local or regional Child Abuse Medical Providers (Maryland CHAMP) in the diagnosis and treatment of child […]
A Child Abuse Medical Provider (Maryland CHAMP) may receive information from the Department and may consult with the Department on any case: (1) Referred from the Children in Need of Assistance program; (2) Concerning a child committed to the Department or a local department of social services; or (3) Concerning a child who is the subject of a […]
(a) The Secretary shall appoint and convene an expert panel on child abuse and neglect relating to research and data collection at least one time each year. (b) The panel shall assist the Secretary in: (1) Reviewing the appropriateness of current procedural terminology (CPT) codes and billing protocols for services provided regarding child abuse and neglect; and (2) Determining […]
(a) In fiscal year 2007, the Governor shall include in the State budget an appropriation in the amount of $225,000 for the Child Abuse Medical Providers (Maryland CHAMP) Initiative. (b) In each fiscal year beginning with fiscal 2008, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill submitted to the General Assembly a General Fund appropriation for […]
(a) In this section, “Fund” means the Children’s Trust Fund. (b) There is a Children’s Trust Fund. (c) The purpose of the Fund is to provide funding for the Child Abuse Medical Providers (Maryland CHAMP) Initiative. (d) The Department shall administer the Fund. (e) The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7-302 of the […]
