Utah Code 80-2-607. Health care provider photographs of child abuse or neglect

80-2-607. Health care provider photographs of child abuse or neglect.

(1)	A licensed physician, licensed physician assistant, medical examiner, peace officer, or public health officer or official may take a photograph of the areas of trauma visible on a child and, if medically indicated, perform radiological examinations.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 80-2-607

Abuse: means :

(i)

(A)	nonaccidental harm of a child;

(B)	threatened harm of a child;

(C)	sexual exploitation;

(D)	sexual abuse; or

(E)

human trafficking of a child in violation of Section 76-5-308. See Utah Code 80-1-102

Child: means , except as provided in Section 80-2-905, an individual who is under 18 years old. See Utah Code 80-1-102

Division: means the Division of Child and Family Services created in Section 80-2-201. See Utah Code 80-2-102

Neglect: means action or inaction causing:

(i)	abandonment of a child, except as provided in 5;

(ii)	lack of proper parental care of a child by reason of the fault or habits of the parent, guardian, or custodian;

(iii)

failure or refusal of a parent, guardian, or custodian to provide proper or necessary subsistence or medical care, or any other care necessary for the child's health, safety, morals, or well-being;

(iv)	a child to be at risk of being neglected or abused because another child in the same home is neglected or abused;

(v)	abandonment of a child through an unregulated child custody transfer under Section 78B-24-203; or

(vi)	educational neglect. See Utah Code 80-1-102
(2)	A photograph may be taken of the premises or of an object relevant to a reported circumstance of child abuse or neglect.

(3)	A photograph, X-ray, or other medical record pertinent to an investigation for child abuse or neglect shall be made available to the division, law enforcement agencies, and the court.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 334, 2022 General Session

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