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

handle is hein.scsl/clermr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Clergy as Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect To access the statutes for a specific State or territory, visit the State Statutes Search. Every State, the District of Columbia, American WHAT'S INSIDE Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands Privileged communications have statutes that identify persons who are required to report child maltreatment under specific circumstances.1 Approximately 28 Chart summarizing State provisions States and Guam currently include members of the clergy among those professionals specifically mandated by law to report known or suspected instances of child abuse or neglect.2 In approximately 18 States and Puerto Rico, any person who suspects child abuse or neglect is required to report it.3 This inclusive language appears to include clergy. ' For more information on mandated reporters, see Child Welfare Information Gateway's Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect at https: //www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/laws-policies/statutes/manda/. 2 The word approximately is used to stress the fact that States frequently amend their laws. This information is current only through April 2019. States that include clergy as mandated reporters are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. 3 Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. Three of these States (Mississippi, New Hampshire, and New Mexico) also enumerate clergy as mandated reporters. Child Welfare' Children's Bureau . Information Gateway An Office of the Administration for Children & Families PROTECTING CHILDREN E STRENGTHENING FAMILIES

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