{"ref":"OH-HH-SG-02","title":"Child Abuse and Neglect: Mandated Reporting","category":"Safeguarding","summary":"Every employee of a home health agency is a \"health care professional\" and a mandated reporter under Ohio law. Anyone who knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that a child under 18, or a person under 21 with a developmental disability or physical impairment, has suffered or faces a threat of abuse or neglect must immediately report it to the public children services agency or a peace officer in the county. Sets out how to report, protection for reporters, the penalty for not reporting, and what the Agency does next.","inShort":["Every employee of a home health agency must report suspected abuse or neglect of a child, or of a young person under 21 with a disability.","Report immediately to the county children services agency or the police. Call 855-O-H-CHILD (855-642-4453) any time. Call 911 first if a child is in danger.","You do not need proof, and you must report even if the child is not our patient.","Then tell the clinical manager and record the date, time and who you spoke to.","Reporters are protected by law. Not reporting is a crime in Ohio."],"primaryCitation":"ORC 2151.421","citations":["ORC 2151.421","ORC 2151.421(A)","ORC 2151.421(H)","ORC 2151.421(I)","ORC 2151.421(O)","ORC 2151.99(C)","ORC 5123.61"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §484.50(e)(2)","45 CFR §164.512(b)(1)(ii)"],"surveyorAsks":["Who in your agency must report suspected child abuse, and to whom?","Your nurse visits an adult patient and sees a child in the home with injuries. What does she do?"],"forms":[],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (ORC 2151.421)","5. Signs to Act On","6. How to Report","7. When Another Route Also Applies","8. Protection for Reporters and Confidentiality","9. Penalty for Not Reporting","10. After a Report","11. Responsibilities","12. Records and Compliance Monitoring","13. Staff Training","14. References","15. Related Policies and Forms","16. Approval","17. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"oh-hha","state":"Ohio","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}}