§ 6320.  Protection from employment discrimination.

Statutes | 23 Pa.C.S. § 6320

(a) Basis for relief. --A person may commence an action for appropriate relief if all of the following apply:     (1) The person is required to report under section 6311 (relating to persons required to report suspected child abuse) or encouraged to report under section 6312...

§ 6319.  Penalties.

Statutes | 23 Pa.C.S. § 6319

(a) Failure to report or refer.     (1) A person or official required by this chapter to report a case of suspected child abuse or to make a referral to the appropriate authorities commits an offense if the person or official willfully fails to do so.     (2)...

§ 6318.  Immunity from liability.

Statutes | 23 Pa.C.S. § 6318

(a) General rule. --A person, hospital, institution, school, facility, agency or agency employee acting in good faith shall have immunity from civil and criminal liability that might otherwise result from any of the following:     (1) Making a report of suspected child abuse or...

§ 6317.  Mandatory reporting and postmortem investigation of deaths.

Statutes | 23 Pa.C.S. § 6317

A person or official required to report cases of suspected child abuse, including employees of a county agency, who has reasonable cause to suspect that a child died as a result of child abuse shall report that suspicion to the appropriate coroner or medical examiner. The coroner or medical...

§ 6316.  Admission to private and public hospitals.

Statutes | 23 Pa.C.S. § 6316

(a) General rule. --Children appearing to suffer any physical or mental condition which may constitute child abuse shall be admitted to, treated and maintained in facilities of private and public hospitals on the basis of medical need and shall not be refused or deprived in any way of proper...

§ 6315.  Taking child into protective custody.

Statutes | 23 Pa.C.S. § 6315

(a) General rule. --A child may be taken into protective custody:     (1) As provided by 42 Pa.C.S. § 6324 (relating to taking into custody).     (2) By a physician examining or treating the child or by the director, or a person specifically designated in...

§ 6314.  Photographs, medical tests and X-rays of child subject to report.

Statutes | 23 Pa.C.S. § 6314

A person or official required to report cases of suspected child abuse may take or cause to be taken photographs of the child who is subject to a report and, if clinically indicated, cause to be performed a radiological examination and other medical tests on the child. Medical summaries or...

§ 6313.  Reporting procedure.

Statutes | 23 Pa.C.S. § 6313

(a) Report by mandated reporter.     (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)...

§ 6311.1.  Privileged communications.

Statutes | 23 Pa.C.S. § 6311.1

(a) General rule. --Subject to subsection (b), the privileged communications between a mandated reporter and a patient or client of the mandated reporter shall not:     (1) Apply to a situation involving child abuse.     (2) Relieve the mandated reporter of...

§ 6311.  Persons required to report suspected child abuse.

Statutes | 23 Pa.C.S. § 6311

(a) Mandated reporters. --The following adults shall make a report of suspected child abuse, subject to subsection (b), if the person has reasonable cause to suspect that a child is a victim of child abuse:     (1) A person licensed or certified to practice in any health-related...