NEWS ABOUT THE SC CHILDREN’S MEDICAL RESPONSE SYSTEM
As part of a Duke Grant partnership between the SC Collaborative of Children’s Hospitals and the Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers and under the able direction of Dr. Olga Rosa, the new Children’s Medical Response system is gaining momentum.

Medical Providers have been meeting and have developed guidelines for the medical assessment of children suspected of being abused or neglected, including acute and non-acute sexual abuse and all clinical manifestations of physical abuse.

In addition they have revised the Child Maltreatment Protocol to reflect evidence based medicine and developed qualification standards for: Child Abuse Medical Providers, Child Abuse Pediatrics Medical Specialists, and Pediatric Sexual Assault Nurse Practitioners.  These guidelines include training, ongoing education and peer review.

Dr. Rosa has assisted in the drafting of a legislative bill to create the South Carolina Child Abuse and Neglect Services Fund to support the provision of medical services through CAC’s.