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Quote by: Winter wind  I can't speak for someone else's statement, especially when it's not in line with my own. Ask tivodan.
So we are in agreement that doctors need a court ruling to turn anything over? |
I believe I was responding to tivodan, since I was quoting him with my post. As for court rulings:
California's mandatory reporting of domestic violence injuries: does the law go too far or not far enough? SouthCoastToday.com: California institutes abuse reporting law MANDATORY REPORTING BY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwi....processSearch
For California:
"Professionals Required to Report
Citation: Penal Code §§ 11166; 11165.7
Mandated reporters include any of the following:
* Teachers, teacher's assistants, administrative officers, certificated pupil personnel employees of any public or private school
* Administrators and employees of public or private day camps, youth centers, youth recreation programs, or youth organizations
* Employees of child care institutions, including, but not limited to, foster parents, group home personnel, and personnel of residential care facilities
* Social workers, probation officers, or parole officers
* Any person who is an administrator or a counselor in a child abuse prevention program in any public or private school
* District attorney investigators, peace officers, firefighters, except for volunteer firefighters
* Physicians, surgeons, psychiatrists, psychologists, dentists, licensed nurses, dental hygienists, optometrists, marriage counselors, family and child counselors, clinical social workers
* Emergency medical technicians I or II or paramedics
* State or county public health employees
* Coroners or medical examiners
* Commercial film and photographic print processors
* Child visitation monitors
* Animal control officers or humane society officers
* Clergy members, which includes priests, ministers, rabbis, religious practitioners, or similar functionary of a church, temple, or recognized denomination or organization
* Any custodian of records of a clergy member
* Employees of any police department, county sheriff's department, county probation department, or county welfare department
* Employees or volunteers of Court Appointed Special Advocate programs "