Suspected Child Abuse: Mandated Reporting
Makes every Agency employee who is engaged in the admission, examination, care or treatment of individuals, every licensed health professional, the people they supervise who have direct contact with children, and independent contractors mandated reporters of suspected child abuse under 23 Pa.C.S. §6311, who must immediately make an oral report to ChildLine (1-800-932-0313) or an electronic report, follow an oral report with a written report within 48 hours, and then immediately notify the Administrator (23 Pa.C.S. §§6311(c), 6313).
About this policy
- Policy number
- PA-HH-SG-02
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 23 Pa.C.S. §6311
- Library
- Pennsylvania home health · 56 policies
- Category
- Safeguarding
- Sections
- 15
In short
- You are a mandated reporter of child abuse. This applies to any child you meet through your work, not only patients.
- If you suspect a child is being abused, report immediately to ChildLine at 1-800-932-0313, or online.
- Tell the Administrator immediately after you report.
- If you reported by phone, make the written report within 48 hours.
- If a child is in danger right now, call 911 first.
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 (23 Pa.C.S. §6311)
- 5. What Every Staff Member Does
- 6. What the Agency Does
- 7. Mandated Reporter Training
- 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
- Who at your agency is a mandated reporter of child abuse?
- What would a nurse visiting an adult patient do if she saw a child in the home with unexplained injuries?
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