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. CHAPTER 54 UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT Subchapter A. General Provisions B. Jurisdiction C. Enforcement D. Intrastate Application E. Miscellaneous Provisions SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 5401. Short title of chapter. 5402. Definitions. 5403. Proceedings governed by other law. 5404. Application to Native American tribes. 5405. International application of chapter. 5406. Effect of child custody determination. 5407. Priority. 5408. Notice to persons outside Commonwealth. 5409. Appearance and limited immunity. 5410. Communication between courts. 5411. Taking testimony in another state. 5412. Cooperation between courts; preservation of records.
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