Reporting Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect

Makes clear that every employee of the Agency is a mandated reporter of child abuse and neglect under ORC 2151.421, as an employee of a home health agency and of an entity that provides homemaker services; that the duty covers any child under 18 and any person under 21 with a developmental disability or physical impairment, including clients and children staff see in clients' homes; and sets out how to report immediately to the public children services agency or a peace officer, the written report, the protections for reporters, the penalty for not reporting, and the waiver incident report.