§ 14-302. Mandatory reporting
West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily LawEffective: October 1, 2017
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, Family Law, § 14-302
§ 14-302. Mandatory reporting
(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, notwithstanding any law on privileged communications, each health practitioner, police officer, or human service worker who contacts, examines, attends, or treats an alleged vulnerable adult, and who has reason to believe that the alleged vulnerable adult has been subjected to abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation shall:
(b) An individual who is required to make a report under subsection (a) of this section shall make the report by telephone, direct communication, or in writing to the local department as soon as possible.
(c) Any individual other than a health practitioner, human service worker, or police officer who has reason to believe that an alleged vulnerable adult has been subjected to abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation may file with the local department an oral or written report of the suspected abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation.
(d) Insofar as is reasonably possible, an individual who makes a report under this section shall include in the report the following information:
Credits
Added by Acts 1985, c. 148, § 2, eff. July 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 207, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 837, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 838, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
MD Code, Family Law, § 14-302, MD FAMILY § 14-302
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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