FL S0042

Parents or legal custodians can delay Department of Children and Families forwarding of criminal conduct allegations to law enforcement if the child has a preexisting medical diagnosis (rickets, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta, or vitamin D deficiency) or if they request an additional medical examination

Child Protection Teams must consult with physicians or advanced practice registered nurses experienced in treating specified medical conditions when evaluating children with reported preexisting diagnoses of rickets, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta, or vitamin D deficiency

Parents or legal custodians may request within 10 days a second medical examination by a Child Protection Team, a physician of their choosing, or a specialist in the specified conditions, with costs borne by the parent or covered by insurance

When medical examination findings differ between the initial and requested examinations, DCF must immediately convene a case staffing including investigators, legal staff, Child Protection Team representatives, and relevant health care practitioners to reach consensus

Medical records requested by DCF for child protective investigations must be furnished within 14 days, and parents must report any preexisting specified diagnoses and provide treating physician information within 10 days of being informed of this duty