Reporting, Mandatory
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A summary of the major features of statutes requiring mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect. References to statutes in all 50 states. ... Facts about Mandatory ; Reporting Requirements...
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Oregon DHS: mandatory reporting ... By law, mandatory reporters must report suspected abuse or neglect of a child regardless of whether or not the knowledge of the abuse was gained in the reporter’s official capacity. In other words, the mandatory reporting of abuse or neglect of children is a 24-hour obligation.
www.oregon.gov/DHS/abuse/mandatory_report.shtml www.oregon.gov/DHS/abuse/mandatory_report.shtml
The links below provide state-by-state information about these so-called mandatory reporting laws, including who is required to report, standards of knowledge, definitions of a victim, to whom the report must be made, information required in the report, and regulations regarding timing and other procedures.
www.rainn.org/public-policy/legal-resources/mandatory-r... www.rainn.org/public-policy/legal-resources/mandatory-reporting-database
Mandatory reporting is when a person is required by law to report a crime. Typically doctors, counselors, teachers, who are required to report child abuse.
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Mandated reporter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In many U.S. states and Australia, mandated reporters are professionals who, in the ordinary course of their work and because they have regular contact with children, disabled persons, senior citize...
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Mandatory reporting was designed to require a specific number of professionals who had frequent contact with children to report suspected cases of abuse or neglect or sexual abuse to a designated agency, which became the American child prot...
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It is the balance of these which lies behind many of the issues surrounding the debate on whether or not to introduce mandatory reporting of child abuse. The issue of mandatory reporting is a complex one which has implications for children, families, workers and the ACT Government.
www.jcs.act.gov.au/eLibrary/lrc/r07/Report7c1.html www.jcs.act.gov.au/eLibrary/lrc/r07/Report7c1.html
Definition and other additional information on Mandatory reporting from Biology-Online.org dictionary. ... Although reporting of releases and thefts of bioterrorism agents from laboratories are mandatory, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may only provide public notification ... See entire post...
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REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: PROVISIONS AND CITATIONS IN ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES LAWS, BY STATE; (Laws current as of 12/31/06); Prepared by Lori Stiegel and Ellen Klem of the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging1 for the National Center on Elder Abuse2;
www.abanet.org/aging/docs/MandatoryReportingProvisionsC... www.abanet.org/aging/docs/MandatoryReportingProvisionsChart.pdf