Pennsylvania Act 2006-175 — DOMESTIC RELATIONS CODE (23 PA.C.S.) - COURT-APPOINTED CHILD CUSTODY HEALTH CARE OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS

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DOMESTIC RELATIONS CODE (23 PA.C.S.) - COURT-APPOINTED CHILD CUSTODY
              HEALTH CARE OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS
                 Act of Nov. 29, 2006, P.L. 1562, No. 175             Cl. 23
                             Session of 2006
                               No. 2006-175

     SB 845

                                  AN ACT

     Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
        Consolidated Statutes, providing for court-appointed child
        custody health care or behavioral health practitioners.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  Title 23 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
     Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
      § 5315.  Court-appointed child custody health care or
                behavioral health practitioners.
        No party to a child custody matter in which the court has
     appointed a licensed health care or behavioral health
     practitioner to assist the court by conducting an examination or
     evaluation of the parties involved or making a recommendation
     concerning a child custody agreement or order may be permitted
     to file a complaint against the practitioner with the
     practitioner's State licensing board prior to the final
     agreement or order being issued and for 60 days thereafter. As
     used in this section, "licensed health care or behavioral health
     practitioner" means a person who is licensed, certified,
     accredited or otherwise regulated by the Commonwealth to provide
     health care or behavioral health services.
        Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

     APPROVED--The 29th day of November, A. D. 2006.

     EDWARD G. RENDELL