§ 6313. Reporting procedure
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 23 Pa.C.S.A. Domestic RelationsEffective: December 31, 2014
Effective: December 31, 2014
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 6313
§ 6313. Reporting procedure
(1) A mandated reporter shall immediately make an oral report of suspected child abuse to the department via the Statewide toll-free telephone number under section 6332 (relating to establishment of Statewide toll-free telephone number) or a written report using electronic technologies under section 6305 (relating to electronic reporting).
(9) The actions taken by the person making the report, including those actions taken under section 6314 (relating to photographs, medical tests and X-rays of child subject to report), 6315 (relating to taking child into protective custody), 6316 (relating to admission to private and public hospitals) or 6317 (relating to mandatory reporting and postmortem investigation of deaths).
(e) Applicability of Mental Health Procedures Act.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a mandated reporter enumerated under section 6311 (relating to persons required to report suspected child abuse) who makes a report of suspected child abuse pursuant to this section or who makes a report of a crime against a child to law enforcement officials shall not be in violation of the act of July 9, 1976 (P.L. 817, No. 143),1 known as the Mental Health Procedures Act, by releasing information necessary to complete the report.
Credits
1990, Dec. 19, P.L. 1240, No. 206, § 2, effective in 90 days. Amended 1994, Dec. 16, P.L. 1292, No. 151, § 3, effective July 1, 1995; 2014, April 15, P.L. 417, No. 33, § 2, effective Dec. 31, 2014; 2014, Oct. 22, P.L. 2529, No. 153, § 4, effective Dec. 31, 2014.
Footnotes
50 P.S. § 7101 et seq.
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 6313, PA ST 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 6313
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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