CH 3 - Mandatory Reporting

Question 1

Juvenile age and reasons

Answer 1

Under 18 - abuse (physical, sexual, verbal)
Neglect (permanent or temp custody)

Question 2

Do you have to file a 51A for a child born addicted to drugs

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

Disabled age - agency - reasons

Answer 3

18 to under 60
DPPC (Disabled persons protection commission)
Abuse or neglect by caretaker

Question 4

Elders age - agency - reasons

Answer 4

60 and over

Elder protective services

Abuse, neglect, SElF NEGLECT, financials exploitation

Question 5

Nursing home or long term care facility agency and reasons

Answer 5

Department of public health

Abuse, neglect, financial exploitation

Question 6

An act or omission that results in non trivial physical injury or significant emotional injury

Answer 6

Abuse - includes sexually exploited and being human trafficked

Question 7

What’s the standard of injury for abuse

Answer 7

Soft tissue swelling or bruising

Question 8

Abuse? Having highly sophisticated sexual conversations with your daughter that do not have educational value or contribute to wellbeing

Answer 8

Yes

Question 9

Failure or refusal of a caretaker to provide elder or person with one or more of their basic needs to include proper supervision and medical treatment

Answer 9

Neglect

Question 10

Could you file a 51A on a school bus driver?

Answer 10

Yes temp custodian

Question 11

Reporting requirements for all mandated reports

Answer 11

Oral immediately - written 48 hours

Question 12

Standard of proof to file mandated report

Answer 12

Reasonable cause to believe

Question 13

What must the hospital do if they want to hold a child against parents wishes

Answer 13

Call juvenile court and have judge approve an order to hold child til DCF makes determination - ANY COMMUNICATION TO COURT IS FINE

Question 14

Failure to report as mandated report ROA

Answer 14

Complaint

Question 15

Frivolous report ROA

Answer 15

Complaint

Question 16

DCF investigation responses

Answer 16

Emergency - start within 2 hours, complete within 24 hours

Non emergency- start 2 days, complete 15 days

Notify police within 30 days of report

Question 17

DCF investigation requirements

Answer 17

• home visit
• determine injury
• Identify those responsible
• other children in home
• evaluate home
• all other pertinent facts

Question 18

Do mandated reporters fulfill their requirement if they notify their boss

Answer 18

Yes

Question 19

Case - child left in car and overheating

Answer 19

Yes neglect

Question 20

Case - child skips school and mom tells her she’s not allowed in the apartment until she gets home

Answer 20

No - old enough and other options

Question 21

Is bullying covered by 51A

Answer 21

No

Question 22

Can mandated reporters testify to a child’s out of court statements if the child does not testify

Answer 22

Yes

Question 23

When interviewing someone about possible abuse or neglect should you provide Miranda

Answer 23

Sometimes, do not tell people they don’t need a lawyer or down play

Question 24

Who must you provide Miranda to during DCF investigation interview

Answer 24

Parent or caretaker

Question 25

Case - uncle interviews for sexual abuse of his niece - do you provide Miranda

Answer 25

No - not a owner of care taker even though he was a suspect

Question 26

Can you ask about pending cases during DCF interviews

Answer 26

No violations of article 12