Fotografías y Exámenes Médicos en Casos de Maltrato Infantil

Explicación Simple

Si alguien sospecha que un niño está siendo maltratado, puede tomarle fotos y hacerle pruebas médicas. Esto ayuda a asegurarse de que el niño esté a salvo y a informar a las autoridades sobre el problema.

Es como cuando un profesor ve que un estudiante tiene moretones y decide hablar con los padres y tomar fotos para entender mejor qué está pasando.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Ana, una trabajadora social, visita a una familia y nota que un niño, Juan, tiene marcas extrañas en su cuerpo. Ana toma fotos de las marcas y lleva a Juan al médico para que le hagan radiografías, asegurándose de que se informe a las autoridades sobre la situación.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

23 Pa.C.S. 6314 - Photographs, Medical Tests And X-rays Of Child Subject To Report A person or official required to report cases of suspected child abuse may take or cause to be taken photographs of the child who is subject to a report and, if clinically indicated, cause to be performed a radiological examination and other medical tests on the child. Medical summaries or reports of the photographs, X-rays and relevant medical tests taken shall be sent to the county agency at the time the written report is sent or within 48 hours after a report is made by electronic technologies or as soon thereafter as possible. The county agency shall have access to actual photographs or duplicates and X-rays and may obtain them or duplicates of them upon request. Medical summaries or reports of the photographs, X-rays and relevant medical tests shall be made available to law enforcement officials in the course of investigating cases pursuant to section 6340(a)(9) or (10) (relating to release of information in confidential reports). (Dec. 16, 1994, P.L.1292, No.151, eff. July 1, 1995; Apr. 15, 2014, P.L.417, No.33, eff. Dec. 31, 2014) Cross References.Section 6314 is referred to in sections 6313, 6318 of this title. 23 Pa.C.S. 2014 - Amendments 2002 Amendment.Act 201 amended subsecs. (a) and (c). Cross References.Section 6315 is referred to in sections 6313, 6316, 6318, 6375, 6504, 6504.1, 6508, 6509 of this title. 23 Pa.C.S. 2002 - Amendment Cross References.Section 6316 is referred to in sections 6313, 6318 of this title.