What is a mandated reporter for child maltreatment?

An employer or supervisor of an employee identified as a mandated reporter shall not require an employee or a volunteer to obtain permission or notify any person, including an employee or a supervisor, before reporting child maltreatment to the child abuse hotline.

Can a mandatory reporter make a report to a representative?

Nothing in the reporting laws shall prohibit any person or institution from requiring an employee or volunteer who is a mandatory reporter to inform a representative of that person or institution that the reporter has made a report to the child abuse hotline.

What happens if you fail to report abuse and neglect?

Any mandated reporter who willfully fails to report abuse or neglect, or any person who impedes or inhibits a report of abuse or neglect, where that abuse or neglect results in death or great bodily injury, shall be punished by not more than 1 year in a county jail or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or both.

What is the difference between mandatory reporting and permissive reporting?

Mandatory reporters are required to report the facts and circumstances that led them to suspect that a child has been abused or neglected. They do not have the burden of providing proof that abuse or neglect has occurred. Permissive reporters follow the same

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Who investigates elder abuse and neglect?

Local police, sheriffs, and prosecuting attorneys may investigate and prosecute abuse, particularly in cases involving sexual abuse or assault. In states whose statutes make elder abuse a crime, there may be a requirement to report suspected abuse to a law enforcement agency.

Do you have to report nursing home abuse to the police?

In states whose statutes make elder abuse a crime, there may be a requirement to report suspected abuse to a law enforcement agency. State LTC ombudsman programs investigate and resolve nursing home complaints, and in some areas, complaints about board and care facilities and professional home care providers.

What states do not have mandated reporters?

As of this date, Indiana, New Jersey, and Wyoming are the only States that do not enumerate specific professional groups as mandated reporters but require all persons to report. 3 Alaska, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and West Virginia.