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1 Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect 1 (2019)

handle is hein.scsl/manrca0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect To access the statutes for a specific State or territory, visit the State Statutes Search. The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) requires each State to have provisions or procedures for requiring certain individuals to report known or suspected instances of child abuse and neglect.' For this publication, information regarding mandatory reporting laws was collected for all States. The results indicate that all States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands identify in statute the professionals and other persons who are required to report instances of suspected child maltreatment. These statutes also address reporting by other persons, the responsibilities of institutions in making reports, standards for making a report, and confidentiality of the reporter's identity. 1 42 U.S.C. § 5106a(b)(2)(B)(i) Child Welfare * ii Information Gateway PROTECTING CHILDREN A STRENGTHENING FAMILIES WHAT'S INSIDE Professionals required to report Reporting by other persons Institutional responsibility to report Standards for making a report Privileged communications Inclusion of the reporter's name in the report Disclosure of the reporter's identity 0bChildren's Bureau An Office of the Administration for Children & Families