Section 422-C. Establishment of the child abuse medical provider program (CHAMP)

1.  The  child  abuse  medical  provider  program   shall   be
  established  by  the office of children and family services and operated
  by the child abuse referral and evaluation (CARE) program  of  the  SUNY
  Upstate   medical   university,   provided   other  similarly  qualified
  organizations may also operate a CHAMP program,  to  improve  access  to
  quality  medical  care  for  suspected  child abuse victims by providing
  training in the assessment and diagnostic skills for  medical  providers
  to  identify  and  treat  child  abuse  victims  and  by  developing and
  providing continuing education and mentoring to certain persons mandated
  to report suspected child abuse or maltreatment pursuant to section four
  hundred thirteen of this title. CHAMP shall be a network of expert child
  abuse medical professionals, that provides  a  comprehensive  source  of
  child  abuse  information  that  offers  resources and educational tools
  created to assist and educate mandated reporters in  the  identification
  of child abuse and maltreatment.
    2. The CHAMP program shall provide information, training and mentoring
  on  child  abuse  or  neglect  to  certain  persons  mandated  to report
  suspected child abuse or maltreatment pursuant to section  four  hundred
  thirteen of this title, and may include, but not be limited to:
    (a) distant learning;
    (b) a web based curriculum;
    (c) video conferencing;
    (d) workshops;
    (e) mailings;
    (f) self-study courses;
    (g) continued learning through case conferences and peer review; and
    (h) direct training of medical providers.