Section 47.17.064. Photographs and x-rays.

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   (a) The department or a practitioner of the healing arts may, without the permission of the parents, guardian, or custodian, take the following actions with regard to a child who the department or practitioner has reasonable cause to suspect has suffered physical harm as a result of child abuse or neglect:
        (1) take or have taken photographs of the areas of trauma visible on the child; and
        (2) if medically indicated, have a medical or radiological examination of the child performed by a person who is licensed to administer the examination.
   (b) The department or a practitioner of the healing arts shall notify the parents, guardian, or custodian of a child as soon as possible after taking action under (a) of this section with regard to the child.

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(Sec. 7 ch 104 SLA 1982; am Sec. 12 ch 39 SLA 1985; am Sec. 13 ch 205 SLA 1990)

                    
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