N.Y. Social Services Law § 422-c: Establishment of the child abuse medical provider program (CHAMP)

§ 422-c. Establishment of the child abuse medical provider program

(CHAMP). 1. The child abuse medical provider program shall be

established by the office of children and family services and operated

by the child abuse referral and evaluation (CARE) program of the SUNY

Upstate medical university, provided other similarly qualified

organizations may also operate a CHAMP program, to improve access to

quality medical care for suspected child abuse victims by providing

training in the assessment and diagnostic skills for medical providers

to identify and treat child abuse victims and by developing and

providing continuing education and mentoring to certain persons mandated

to report suspected child abuse or maltreatment pursuant to section four

hundred thirteen of this title. CHAMP shall be a network of expert child

abuse medical professionals, that provides a comprehensive source of

child abuse information that offers resources and educational tools

created to assist and educate mandated reporters in the identification

of child abuse and maltreatment.

2. The CHAMP program shall provide information, training and mentoring

on child abuse or neglect to certain persons mandated to report

suspected child abuse or maltreatment pursuant to section four hundred

thirteen of this title, and may include, but not be limited to:

(a) distant learning;

(b) a web based curriculum;

(c) video conferencing;

(d) workshops;

(e) mailings;

(f) self-study courses;

(g) continued learning through case conferences and peer review; and

(h) direct training of medical providers.