{"ref":"LA-HH-SG-02","title":"Child Abuse and Neglect: Mandatory Reporting","category":"Safeguarding","summary":"Sets out how Agency staff, who are mandatory reporters as health practitioners or social service practitioners under Children's Code Art. 603, recognize and report suspected abuse or neglect of a child, whether the child is a patient or lives in or visits a patient's home: a report is made immediately (Art. 610(A)) to the Department of Children and Family Services when the suspected perpetrator is a parent, caretaker or other person listed in Art. 610(A)(1), and otherwise to local or state law enforcement, with the information Art. 610(B) lists. It also covers the ban on employer policies that delay reports, protection from retaliation, and the penalties in R.S. 14:403.","inShort":["Every staff member is a mandatory reporter of child abuse and neglect.","Report immediately, yourself. Telling a supervisor is not enough.","If a parent or caretaker may be the abuser, call the DCFS hotline, 1-855-452-5437 (1-855-4LA-KIDS).","If someone else may be the abuser, call law enforcement. Call 911 if the child is in danger.","No Agency rule can delay your report, and you cannot be punished for making it."],"primaryCitation":"Children's Code Art. 610","citations":["Children's Code Art. 603","Children's Code Art. 609","Children's Code Art. 610","R.S. 14:403"],"federalCitations":["45 CFR §164.512(b)"],"surveyorAsks":["A nurse visiting an elderly patient sees bruises on the patient's grandchild. What must she do, and when?","Who do your staff call if they suspect a child is being abused by a parent? By a neighbor?"],"forms":[],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (Children's Code Art. 610)","5. Signs to Watch For","6. How and Where to Report","7. What the Report Contains","8. Documentation and Follow-Up","9. Penalties","10. Responsibilities","11. Records and Compliance Monitoring","12. Staff Training","13. References","14. Related Policies and Forms","15. Approval","16. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"la-hha","state":"Louisiana","service":"Home health","guides":[{"path":"/guides/abuse-neglect-exploitation-reporting/","h1":"Abuse, neglect and exploitation policies: what each state requires"},{"path":"/guides/home-health-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies and procedures are required for home health agencies?"},{"path":"/guides/home-health-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Home health Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}