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DeSantis signs bipartisan child protective probe measure
Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bipartisan law allowing medical evaluations and second opinions in child abuse investigations when conditions like Rickets or Vitamin D deficiency could explain injuries. The measure, HB 47, delays forwarding allegations to police if parents provide medical diagnoses and request evaluations, sponsored by Reps. Robin Bartleman, Patt Maney, and Sen. Barbara Sharief.
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