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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 232.69, subsection 1, paragraph b, 1 2 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2003, is amended to read as 1 3 follows: 1 4 Any of the following persons who,inwhile performing 1 5 within the scope of professional practice or in their 1 6 employment responsibilities,examines, attends, counsels, or1 7treats a child and reasonably believeshas reasonable cause to 1 8 believe a child has suffered abuse: 1 9 EXPLANATION 1 10 This bill revises the criteria for mandatory reporting of 1 11 child abuse. 1 12 Under current law, the mandatory reporting requirement 1 13 applies to various professionals and caregivers who examine, 1 14 attend, counsel, or treat a child in the scope of professional 1 15 practice or employment responsibilities and reasonably 1 16 believes a child has suffered abuse. The bill expands the 1 17 circumstances under which reporting is required by striking 1 18 the requirement for the reporter to examine, attend, counsel, 1 19 or treat a child in their professional practice or employment 1 20 responsibilities in order to be required to report abuse. 1 21 Current law provides that a mandatory reporter's knowing 1 22 and willful failure to report abuse is a simple misdemeanor. 1 23 LSB 1529HH 80 1 24 jp/sh/8
Text: HF00137 Text: HF00139 Text: HF00100 - HF00199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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