Doctor Rule in Foster Care

Health care facilities

Obtain complete medical histories and other
medical assesment on child and adolescent in
foster care
Give health education and wellness prmotion
Initial medical screening
Intensity of encounters
Give education about child abuse and neglect
issues
Coordination of multiple heaalth care needs

Special training
for doctor in foster care
Well-versed in the topics of abuse and neglect
Well-versed in infant, child, and adolescent
development
Cognizant of the impact of foster care on families
and children
Comfortable dealing with significant behavioral and
psychiatric disorders, in cooperation with mental
health professionals
Familiar with the child welfare system and its policies
and procedures and able to navigate through its
bureaucratic structure, working closely with health
care managers