Child abuse pediatricians and their clinical teams must be transparent about their identity, specialty and subspecialty, and the purpose of their involvement in a medical evaluation.
 

DCFS must separately notify parents when it seeks a child abuse pediatrican’s opinion for an abuse or neglect investigation. 
 

Parents must be notified that they can request and receive a copy of the child abuse pediatrician’s written opinion submitted to DCFS, allowing them to see the medical conclusions being used in the investigation.
 

Parents must be notified of their right to obtain and submit an independent second medical opinion, at their own expense, before the investigation concludes. If one is submitted, DCFS must consider it before making its determination, so the child abuse pediatrician’s conclusion is not the only medical opinion before the agency.