Florida Senate Bill 42: Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations

Florida · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

Providing an exception to the requirement that the Department of Children and Families immediately forward certain allegations to a law enforcement agency; requiring a child protective investigator to inform the subject of an investigation of a certain duty; requiring Child Protection Teams to consult with a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse with specified pediatric experience when evaluating certain reports; authorizing a parent or legal custodian of a child who is the subject of certain orders to request specified medical examinations of the child within a specified timeframe, etc.

Latest action

Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 47 (2026-03-05)

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