Recognizing and Reporting Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect
Explains how Agency staff recognize suspected child abuse and neglect, both of children who are hospice patients and of children living in or visiting a patient's home, and how the professionals Michigan names as mandated reporters make an immediate report to MDHHS Centralized Intake by telephone or online and file the written report within 72 hours, with the Agency's support.
About this policy
- Policy number
- MI-HSP-ANE-03
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- MCL 722.623
- Library
- Michigan hospice · 59 policies
- Category
- Safeguarding
- Sections
- 15
In short
- If you think a child is being abused or neglected and the child is in danger, call 911.
- Nurses, social workers, therapists, physicians and clergy must report at once to Centralized Intake by phone or online.
- After a phone report, the written report (DHS-3200) is due within 72 hours. The social worker can help.
- Aides, volunteers and office staff: tell your supervisor or the on-call nurse right away. Anyone may also call.
- Tell the Administrator a report was made. Write only facts in the record.
What's inside
15 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (MCL 722.623)
- 5. Recognizing Possible Abuse or Neglect
- 6. What to Do
- 7. Protection for Reporters and Consequences of Not Reporting
- 8. Responsibilities
- 9. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 10. Staff Training
- 11. References
- 12. Related Policies and Forms
- 13. Approval
- 14. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Which of your staff are mandated reporters of child abuse in Michigan, and what must they do?
- A nurse sees an unsupervised 6-year-old in a home where opioids are left out. What happens next?
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