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12 Cards in this Set
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Who are mandated reporters?
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physician
MH professional spiritual healer school personnel-teachers Law enforcement officer Judge |
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What happens with reports of abuse, neglect, abandonment that are made regarding someone other than the parent, legal custodian, caregiver, or other person responsible for the child's welfare ?
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It will immediately be electronically forwarded to the appropriate sheriff's office by the central abuse hotline.
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What happens with reports of abuse, neglect, abandonment that occurred in another state?
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The Central Abuse Hotline will not accept the report, but will forward the call to the appropriate state's authority.
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What happens in the case of known or suspected child abuse involving impregnation of a child under 16 years of age by a person 21 years of age or older?
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report will be made immediately to the appropriate county sheriff's office or other appropriate law enforcement agency.
the reporting provisions do not apply to health care professionals or other persons who provide medical or counseling services to pregnant children when such reporting would interfere with the provision of medical services. |
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What happens in the case of reports involving a known or suspected juvenile sexual offender or a child who has exhibited inappropriate sexual behavior?
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The report will be received by the dept.
If the alleged offender is 12 yoa or younger, the central abuse hotline will immediately electronically transfer the report or call to the county sheriff's office and conduct an assessment and assist the family in receiving appropriate services and send a written report of the allegation to the appropriate county sheriff's office within 48 hours after the initial report is made to the central abuse hotline. If the alleged offender is 13 yoa or older, the central abuse hotline will immediately transfer the report to the appropriate county sheriff's office and send a written report to the sheriff's office within 48 hours after the initial report to the central abuse hotline. |
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True or False: A report must be made of a surrendered new born infant left at a hospital, emergency medical services station, or fire station.
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False.
It will not be accepted as a report unless there are signs of abuse. |
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When might a recording or fax or web based report be released in full?
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It will be released in full only to law enforcement agencies and state attorneys for the purpose of investigating and prosecuting criminal charges, or to employees of the dept for the purpose of investigating and seeking administrative penalties
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True or False: Medical examiner's reports regarding the autopsy findings of a child who is suspected to have died from abuse, neglect, or abandonment is bound by confidentiality.
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FALSE
It is public record. |
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What are the mediums through which a report can be made to the CAH?
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toll-free number
fax web-based report |
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What is the purpose of having a Central Abuse Hotline?
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(a) Immediately identify and locate prior reports or cases of child abuse through utilization of the dept's automated tracking system.
(b) Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the dept's program for reporting and investigating suspected abuse, etc of children through the development and analysis of statistical and other info. (c) Track critical steps in the investigative process to ensure compliance with all requirements for any report of abuse,etc. (d) Maintain and produce aggregate statistical reports monitoring patterns of child abuse, etc. The dept will collect and analyze child-on-child sexual abuse reports and include the information in aggregate statistical reports. (e) Serve as a resource for the evaluation, management, and planning of preventive and remedial services for children who have been subject to abuse,etc. (f) Initiate and enter into agreements with other states for the purpose of gathering and sharing info contained in reports on child maltreatment to further enhance programs for the protection of children. |
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When will the dept commence an investigation immediately?
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Whenit appears that the immediate safety or well-being of a child is endangered, that the family may flee or the child will be unavailable for purposes of conducting a child protective investigation
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On an ongoing basis, the dept's quality assurance program will review calls, fax reports, and web- based reports to the hotline involving __ or more unaccepted reports on a single child, where jurisdiction applies, in order to detect such things as harassment and situations that warrant an investigation because of the frequency or variety of the source of the reports.
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