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2006 SESSION

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SB 253 Child abuse and neglect; reporting requirements by ministers of religion.

Introduced by: Janet D. Howell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect.  Requires any adult who has received training in the detection of child abuse and neglect to report it to the local department of social services or the Department of Social Services' toll-free hotline.  The bill exempts from the mandatory reporting requirement information required by the doctrine of the religious organization or denomination to be kept in a confidential manner and information that the practitioner would not be required to disclose in court testimony pursuant to other Code provisions.


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