title: Medicolegal file. Amendments to child protection legislation. New legal accountability for physicians.
abstract: In Ontario's past and present child protection legislation, physicians are included in the list of professionals designated to protect children and report their beliefs, suspicions, or knowledge of child abuse and neglect. Ontario's recent legislative amendments broaden the definition of child abuse and thereby widen the scope of the duty to report.
authors.affiliation: Tremayne-Lloyd Partners, Toronto, Ont.
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authors.lastname: Tremayne-Lloyd
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D009864:Ontario; D010819:Physician's Role; D011050:Policy Making; D011640:Public Policy