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Child Abuse Mandatory Reporting
State Specific Links and Information
Child abuse reporting laws can vary widely state to state. That’s why we’ve compiled links to each state’s mandatory reporting information. Also included are each state’s hotlines and resources. Scroll through to find your state.
Note: The information we've compiled from the state websites is intended to be helpful, but it does not constitute legal advice and is not a substitute for the advice from a licensed attorney in your area. We strongly encourage you to consult with a local attorney if you have any doubt regarding whether to report a particular situation.
ALABAMA
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: County Office Contact Lookup
Email: fsd@dhr.alabama.gov
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
Everyone
ALASKA
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-800-478-4444
Email: ReportChildAbuse@alaska.gov
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Health practitioners or administrative officers of institutions
- Teachers and school administrators, including athletic coaches, of public and private schools
- Child care providers
- Paid employees of domestic violence and sexual assault programs, crisis intervention and prevention programs, or organizations that provide counseling or treatment to individuals seeking to control their use of drugs or alcohol
- Peace officers or officers of the Department of Corrections
- Persons who process or produce visual or printed matter, either privately or commercially
- Members of a child fatality review team or the multidisciplinary child protection team
- Volunteers who interact with children in a public or private school for more than 4 hours a week
ARIZONA
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-888-SOS-CHILD (1-888-767-2445)
Email: OfficeofPrevention@azdcs.gov
Web Contact: AZ Dept. Safety Online Portal
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Physicians, physician’s assistants, optometrists, dentists, behavioral health professionals, nurses, psychologists, counselors, or social workers
- Peace officers, child welfare investigators, or child protective services workers
- Members of the clergy, priests, or Christian Science practitioners
- Parents, stepparents, or guardians
- School personnel, domestic violence victim advocates, or sexual assault victim advocates
- Any other person who has responsibility for the care or treatment of minors
ARKANSAS
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: -1-800-482-5964
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Child care, daycare, or foster care workers
- Coroners
- Dentists and dental hygienists
- Domestic abuse advocates and domestic violence shelter employees or volunteers
- Employees of the Department of Human Services
- Employees working under contract for the Division of Youth Services of the Department of Human Services
- Foster parents
- Judges, law enforcement officials, peace officers, and prosecuting attorneys
- Licensed nurses, physicians, mental health professionals or paraprofessionals, surgeons, resident interns, osteopaths, and medical personnel who may be engaged in the admission, examination, care, or treatment of persons
- Public or private school counselors; school officials, including, without limitation, institutions of higher education; and teachers
- Social workers and juvenile intake or probation officers
- Court-appointed special advocate program staff members or volunteers
- Attorneys ad litem
- Clergy members, which includes ministers, priests, rabbis, accredited Christian Science practitioners, or other similar functionaries of a religious organization
- Employees of a child advocacy center or a child safety center
- Sexual abuse advocates or volunteers who work with victims of sexual abuse
- Child abuse advocates or volunteers who work with child victims of abuse or maltreatment as employees of a community based victim service or a mental health agency
- Victim/witness coordinators
- Victim assistance professionals or volunteers
- Employees of the Crimes Against Children Division of the Department of Arkansas State Police
- Employees or volunteers at reproductive health care facilities
- An individual not otherwise identified in this subsection who is engaged in performing his or her employment duties with a nonprofit charitable organization other than a nonprofit hospital
CALIFORNIA
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: Child Protective Services (CPS) Hotlines County Lookup
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Teachers, teacher’s aides, administrators, and employees of public or private schools
- Administrators or employees of day camps, youth centers, or youth recreation programs
- Administrators or employees of licensed community care or child daycare facilities
- Head Start program teachers
- Public assistance workers
- Foster parents, group home personnel, and personnel of residential care facilities
- Social workers, probation officers, and parole officers
- Employees of school district police or security departments
- District attorney investigators, inspectors, or local child support agency caseworkers
- Peace officers and firefighters, except for volunteer firefighters
- Physicians, surgeons, psychiatrists, psychologists, dentists, residents, interns, podiatrists, chiropractors, licensed nurses, dental hygienists, optometrists, marriage and family therapists, or social workers
- State or county public health employees who treat minors for venereal diseases or other conditions
- Coroners and medical examiners
- Commercial film and photographic print or image processors
- Computer technicians
- Child visitation monitors
- Animal control or humane society officers
- Clergy members and custodians of records of clergy members
- Employees of police departments, county sheriff’s departments, county probation departments, or county welfare departments
- Employees or volunteers of a court-appointed special advocate program
- Alcohol and drug counselors
- Employees or administrators of public or private post secondary institutions
- Athletic coaches, athletic administrators, or athletic directors employed by any public or private schools
- Athletic coaches, including, but not limited to, assistant coaches or graduate assistants involved in coaching at public or private post secondary institutions
COLORADO
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-844-CO-4-KIDS (1-844-264-5437)
Phone: County Phone # LookupMandatory Reporting Statute
Co. Rev. Stat. § 19-3-304, (pg.191)
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Physicians, surgeons, physicians in training, child health associates, medical examiners, coroners, dentists, osteopaths, optometrists, chiropractors, podiatrists, nurses, hospital personnel, dental hygienists, physical therapists, pharmacists, or registered dietitians
- Public or private school officials or employees
- Social workers, Christian Science practitioners, mental health professionals, psychologists, professional counselors, and marriage and family therapists
- Veterinarians, peace officers, firefighters, or victim’s advocates
- Commercial film and photographic print processors
- Counselors, marriage and family therapists, or psychotherapists
- Clergy members, including priests; rabbis; duly ordained, commissioned, or licensed ministers of a church; members of religious orders; or recognized leaders of any religious bodies
- Workers in the State Department of Human Services
- Juvenile parole and probation officers
- Child and family investigators
- Officers and agents of the State Bureau of Animal
- Protection and animal control officers
- The child protection ombudsman
- Educators providing services through a Federal special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, as provided for in 42 U.S.C. § 1786
- Directors, coaches, assistant coaches, or athletic program personnel employed by private sports organizations or programs
- Persons registered as psychologist candidates, marriage and family therapist candidates, or licensed professional counselor candidates
- Emergency medical service providers
- Officials or employees of county departments of health, human services, or social services
- Registered naturopathic doctors
CONNECTICUT
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-800-842-2288 (TDD: 1-800-624-5518)
FAX Report: Report of Suspected Child Abuse or NeglectMandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Physicians, surgeons, residents, interns, nurses, medical examiners, dentists, dental hygienists, optometrists, chiropractors, podiatrists, physician assistants, pharmacists, or physical therapists
- Psychologists or other mental health professionals
- School employees, as defined by § 53a-65
- Social workers
- Police officers, juvenile or adult probation officers, or parole officers
- Members of the clergy
- Alcohol and drug counselors, marital and family therapists, professional counselors, sexual assault counselors, or domestic violence counselors
- Licensed foster parents
- Licensed behavior analysts
- Emergency medical services providers
- Any person paid to care for a child in any public or private facility, child daycare center, group daycare home, or family daycare home that is licensed by the State
- Employees of the Department of Children and Families (DCF), the Department of Public Health, and the Office of Early Childhood who are responsible for the licensing of child daycare centers, group daycare homes, family daycare homes, or youth camps
- The Child Advocate and any employee of the Office of Child Advocate
- Family relations counselor trainees or family
- services supervisors employed by the Judicial Department
DELAWARE
Links.gov
Delaware: Mandatory Reports Related to Child Abuse & Neglect
Secondary Resources
PCA: Delaware Child Abuse Reporting
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: (800) 292-9582
Portal Reporter: Delaware Family Services Reporter Portal
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
Everyone
FLORIDA
Links.gov
FL Department of Education: Child Abuse Prevention
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-800-962-2873 or 1-800-955-8771
FAX: 1-800-914-0004
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
Everyone
GEORGIA
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-855-GACHILD or 1-855-422-4453
Phone: Phone County Lookup
Fax: 229-317-9663
Email: cpsintake@dhs.ga.gov
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Physicians, physician assistants, residents, interns, hospital and medical personnel, podiatrists, dentists, or nurses
- Teachers, school administrators, school counselors, visiting teachers, school social workers, or school psychologists
- Psychologists, counselors, social workers, or marriage and family therapists
- Child welfare agency personnel (as that agency is defined by § 49-5-12) or child-counseling personnel
- Child service organization personnel (includes any organization—whether public, private, for-profit, not-for-profit, or voluntary—that provides care, treatment, education, training, supervision, coaching, counseling, recreational programs, or shelter to children)
- Law enforcement personnel
- Reproductive health-care facility or pregnancy resource center
HAWAII
Links.gov
Hawaii Child Welfare Services: A Guide for Mandated Reporters
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 808-832-5300
Phone: 1-888-380-3088 (Reporting from neighbor islands Toll Free)Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Physicians, physicians in training, psychologists, dentists, nurses, osteopathic physicians and surgeons, optometrists, chiropractors, podiatrists, pharmacists, and other health-related professionals
- Medical examiners or coroners
- Employees or officers of any public or private school
- Child care employees or employees or officers of any licensed or registered child care facility, foster home, or similar institution
- Employees or officers of any public or private agency or institution, or other individuals, providing social, medical, hospital, or mental health services, including financial assistance
- Employees or officers of any law enforcement agency, including, but not limited to, the courts, police departments, departments of public safety, correctional institutions, and parole or probation offices
- Employees of any public or private agency providing recreational or sports activities
IDAHO
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Child Abuse Prevention Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Statewide Phone: 1-855-552-KIDS (5437)
County Phone Lookup: County Phone #Lookup
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
Everyone
ILLINOIS
Links.gov
Illinois Manual for Mandated Reporters
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 800-25-ABUSE (800-252-2873 or TTY 1-800-358-5117)
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Physicians, residents, interns, hospital administrators and personnel, surgeons, dentists, dental hygienists, osteopaths, chiropractors, podiatric physicians, physician assistants, or substance abuse treatment personnel
- Funeral home directors or employees, coroners, or medical examiners
- Emergency medical technicians, acupuncturists, or crisis line or hotline personnel
- School personnel, including administrators and employees, educational advocates, or truant officers
- Personnel of institutions of higher education
- Members of a school board or the Chicago Board of Education
- Members of the governing body of a private school
- Social workers, social services administrators, or domestic violence program personnel
- Nurses, genetic counselors, respiratory care practitioners, advanced practice nurses, or home health aides
- Directors or staff assistants of nursery schools or child care centers
- Recreational or athletic program or facility personnel
- Early intervention providers, as defined in the Early Intervention Services System Act
- Law enforcement officers or probation officers
- Licensed professional counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, or their assistants
- Field personnel of the Departments of Healthcare and Family Services, Juvenile Justice, Public Health, Human Services, Corrections, Human Rights, or Children and Family Services
- Supervisors and administrators of general assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code
- Animal control officers or Department of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Health and Welfare field investigators
- Foster parents, homemakers, or child care workers
- Members of the clergy
- Commercial film and photographic print processors or computer technicians
INDIANA
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-800-800-5556
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
Everyone
IOWA
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-800-362-2178
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Health practitioners
- Social workers or psychologists
- School employees, certified para educators, coaches, or instructors employed by community colleges
- Employees or operators of health care facilities, child care centers, Head Start programs, family development and self-sufficiency grant programs, substance abuse programs or facilities, juvenile detention or juvenile shelter care facilities, foster care facilities, or mental health centers
- Employees of Department of Human Services institutions
- Peace officers, counselors, or mental health professionals
- Employees, operators, owners, or other persons who perform duties for certified children’s residential facilities
- Commercial film and photographic print processors
KANSAS
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Children's Advocacy Center of Kansas
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-800-922-5330
Online Reporter Portal: Mandated Reporter Only
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Persons providing medical care or treatment, including persons licensed to practice the healing arts, dentistry, and optometry; persons engaged in postgraduate training programs approved by the State Board of Healing Arts; licensed professional or practical nurses; and chief administrative officers of medical care facilities
- Persons licensed by the State to provide mental health services, including psychologists, clinical psychotherapists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, behavioral analysts, professional counselors, and registered alcohol and drug abuse counselors
- Teachers, school administrators, or other employees of an educational institution that the child is attending
- Licensed child care providers or their employees at the place where the child care services are being provided to the child
- Firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, law enforcement officers, juvenile intake and assessment workers, court services officers, community corrections officers, case
- managers, and mediators
- Employees or volunteers for any organization, whether for profit or not-for-profit, that provides social services to pregnant teenagers, including, but not limited to, counseling, adoption services, and pregnancy education and maintenance
KENTUCKY
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-877-KYSAFE1 or 1-877-597-2331 (Toll-Free)
Phone: County # LookupMandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
Everyone
LOUISIANA
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-855-4LA-KIDS (1-855-452-5437)
Online: Mandated Reporter Portal
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Health practitioners, including physicians, surgeons, physical therapists, dentists, residents, interns, hospital staff, podiatrists, chiropractors, nurses, nursing aides, dental hygienists, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, optometrists, medical examiners, or coroners
- Mental health/social service practitioners, including psychiatrists, psychologists, marriage or family counselors, social workers, members of the clergy, or aides
- Members of the clergy, including priests, rabbis, duly ordained clerical deacons or ministers, Christian Science practitioners, or other similarly situated functionaries of a religious organization
- Teaching or child care providers, including public or private teachers, teacher’s aides, instructional aides, school principals, school staff members, bus drivers, coaches, professors, technical or vocational instructors, technical or vocational school staff members, college or university administrators, college or university staff members, social workers, probation officers, foster home parents, group home or other child care institutional staff members, personnel of residential home facilities, daycare providers, or any individual who provides such services to a child in a voluntary or professional capacity
- Police officers or law enforcement officials
- Commercial film and photographic print processors
- Mediators
- Parenting coordinators
- Court-appointed special advocates
- Organizational or youth activity providers, including administrators, employees, or volunteers of any day camp, summer camp, youth center, or youth recreation programs or any other organization that provides organized activities for children
- School coaches, including, but not limited to, public technical or vocational school, community college, college, or university coaches and coaches of intramural or interscholastic athletics
MAINE
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-800-452-1999
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Allopathic or osteopathic physicians, residents, interns, emergency medical services persons, medical examiners, physician’s assistants, dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, chiropractors, podiatrists, or registered or licensed practical nurses
- Teachers, guidance counselors, school officials, youth camp administrators or counselors, or social workers
- Court-appointed special advocates or guardians ad litem
- Homemakers, home health aides, medical or social service workers, psychologists, child care personnel, or mental health professionals
- Law enforcement officials, State or municipal fire inspectors, or municipal code enforcement officials
- Commercial film and photographic print processors
- Clergy members
- Chairs of professional licensing boards that have jurisdiction over mandated reporters
- Humane agents employed by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
- Sexual assault counselors or family or domestic violence victim advocates
- School bus drivers or attendants
- Any person who has assumed full, intermittent, or occasional responsibility for the care or custody of the child, regardless of whether the person receives compensation
- Any person affiliated with a church or religious institution who serves in an administrative capacity or has otherwise assumed a position of trust or responsibility to the members of that church or religious institution, while acting in that capacity, regardless of whether the person receives compensation
MARYLAND
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: County Contact # Lookup
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
Everybody
MASSACHUSETTS
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 800-792-5200
Phone: County # Lookup
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Physicians, medical interns, hospital personnel, medical examiners, psychologists, emergency medical technicians, dentists, nurses, chiropractors, podiatrists, optometrists, osteopaths, allied mental health and human services professionals, drug and alcoholism counselors, psychiatrists, or clinical social workers
- Public or private schoolteachers, educational administrators, guidance or family counselors, or child care workers
- Persons paid to care for or work with children in any public or private facility, home, or program that provides child care or residential services to children
- Persons who provide the services of child care resource and referral agencies, voucher management agencies, family child care systems, or child care food programs
- Licensors of the Department of Early Education and Care or school attendance officers
- Probation officers, clerk-magistrates of a district court, parole officers, social workers, foster parents, firefighters, police officers, or animal control officers
- Priests, rabbis, clergy members, ordained or licensed ministers, leaders of any church or religious body, or accredited Christian Science practitioners
- Persons performing official duties on behalf of a church or religious body that are recognized as the duties of a priest, rabbi, clergy, ordained or licensed minister, leader of any church or religious body, or accredited Christian Science practitioner
- Persons employed by a church or religious body to supervise, educate, coach, train, or counsel a child on a regular basis
- Persons in charge of a medical or other public or private institution, school, or facility or that person’s designated agent
- The child advocate
MICHIGAN
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
U. Mich: Guide for Reporting Suspected Child Abuse & Neglect
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 855-444-3911
Online Portal: Online Reporter Portal
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Physicians, physician assistants, dentists, dental hygienists, medical examiners, nurses, persons licensed to provide emergency medical care, or audiologists
- School administrators, counselors, or teachers
- Regulated child care providers
- Psychologists, marriage and family therapists, licensed professional counselors, social workers, or social work technicians
- Persons employed in a professional capacity in any office of the friend of the court
- Law enforcement officers
- Members of the clergy
- Department of Human Services employees, including eligibility specialists, family independence managers, family independence specialists, social services specialists, social work specialists, social work specialist managers, or welfare services specialists
- Any employee of an organization or entity that, as a result of Federal funding statutes, regulations, or contracts, would be prohibited from reporting in the absence of a State mandate or court order
MINNESOTA
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Resource Guide for Mandated Reporters of Child Maltreatment Concerns
Hotline/Contact Info
County Phone Lookup:
Minnesota's county and tribal child protection agenciesMandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- A professional or professional’s delegate who is engaged in the practice of the healing arts, hospital administration, psychological or psychiatric treatment, child care, education, social services, correctional supervision, probation or correctional services, or law enforcement
- A member of the clergy who received the information while engaged in ministerial duties
MISSISSIPPI
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-800-222-8000
Online Report Portal: Report Child Abuse /Neglect Online
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
Everyone
MISSOURI
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-800-392-3738
Web Report Portal: Online Report Portal
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Physicians, medical examiners, coroners, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists, podiatrists, residents, interns, nurses, hospital and clinic personnel, or other health practitioners
- Daycare center workers or other child care workers, teachers, principals, or other school officials
- Psychologists, mental health professionals, or social workers
- Ministers, including clergy persons, priests, rabbis, Christian Science practitioners, or other persons serving in a similar capacity for any religious organization
- Juvenile officers, probation or parole officers, peace officers, law enforcement officials, or jail or detention center personnel
- Volunteers or personnel of community service programs that offer support services for families in crisis to assist in the delegation of any powers regarding the care and custody of a child by a properly executed power of attorney
- Other persons with responsibility for the care of children
- Film and photographic print processors; computer providers, installers, or repair persons; or internet service providers
MONTANA
Links.gov
School Guidelines for the Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-866-820-KIDS (1-866-820-5437)
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Physicians, residents, interns, members of hospital staffs, nurses, osteopaths, chiropractors, podiatrists, medical examiners, coroners, dentists, optometrists, or any other health professionals
- Teachers, school officials, or school employees who work during regular school hours
- Operators or employees of any registered or licensed daycare or substitute care facility, or operators or employees of child care facilities
- Mental health professionals or social workers
- Religious healers
- Foster care, residential, or institutional workers
- Members of the clergy, as defined in § 15-6-201(2)(b)
- Guardians ad litem or court-appointed advocates authorized to investigate a report
- Peace officers or other law enforcement officials
NEBRASKA
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: (800) 652-1999
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
Everyone
NEVADA
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-800-992-5757
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Persons providing services licensed or certified in this State pursuant to, without limitation, hospitals, physicians and other medical personnel, psychologists, therapists, social workers, and counselors, as described in chapters 450B, 630, 630A, 631, 632, 633, 634, 634A, 635, 636, 637, 637B, 639, 640, 640A, 640B, 640C, 640D, 640E, 641, 641A, 641B, and 641C
- Any personnel of a licensed medical facility engaged in the admission, examination, care, or treatment of persons or an administrator, manager, or other person in charge of the medical facility upon notification of suspected abuse or neglect of a child by a member of the staff of the medical facility
- Coroners
- Members of the clergy, Christian Science practitioners, or religious healers
- Employees of public or private schools and any volunteers serving at such schools
- Persons who maintain or are employed by facilities that provide care for children, children’s camps, or other public or private facilities, institutions, or agencies furnishing care to children
- Persons licensed to conduct foster homes
- Officers or employees of law enforcement agencies or adult or juvenile probation officers
- Except as otherwise provided below, attorneys
- Persons who maintain, are employed by, or serve as volunteers for agencies or services that advise persons regarding abuse or neglect of a child and refer them to persons and agencies where their requests and needs can be met
- Persons who are employed by or serve as volunteers for a youth shelter
- Any adult person who is employed by an entity that provides organized activities for children, including, without limitation, any person who is employed by a school district or public school
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-800-894-5533 24-hour hotline (in-state calls only)
Phone: 603-271-6562 24-hour hotline (out of state calls)
Email: Email Lookup
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
Everyone
NEW JERSEY
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-877 NJ ABUSE (1-877-652-2873)
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
Everyone
NEW MEXICO
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-855-333-SAFE [7233] or #SAFE from a cell phone
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
Everyone
NEW YORK
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-800-635-1522 (Mandated Reporter)
Phone: 1-800-342-3720 (Public Hotline)Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Physicians, physician assistants, surgeons, medical examiners, coroners, dentists, dental hygienists, osteopaths, optometrists, chiropractors, podiatrists, residents, interns, psychologists, registered nurses, social workers, or emergency medical technicians
- Licensed creative arts therapists, marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, or psychoanalysts
- Hospital personnel or Christian Science practitioners
- School officials, including, but not limited to, teachers, guidance counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, school nurses, or administrators
- Full- or part-time compensated school employees required to hold temporary coaching licenses or professional coaching certificates
- Social services workers, daycare center workers, providers of family or group family daycare, or any other child care or foster care worker
- Employees of publicly-funded emergency shelters for families with children
- Directors of children’s overnight camps, summer day camps, or traveling summer day camps
- Employees or volunteers in residential care facilities for children that are licensed, certified, or operated by the Office of Children and Family Services
- Mental health professionals, substance abuse counselors, alcoholism counselors, or all persons credentialed by the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
- Employees of health home-care agencies or home and community-based services who are expected to have regular and substantial contact with children
- Peace officers, police officers, district attorney
NORTH CAROLINA
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 919-855-4800
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
Everyone
NORTH DAKOTA
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Online Form: Report of Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect
Phone Lookup: County # Contact
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Dentists, dental hygienists, optometrists, medical examiners or coroners, or any other medical or mental health professionals
- Tier 1, tier 2, tier 3, or tier 4 mental health professionals, as defined under § 25-01-01
- Religious practitioners of the healing arts
- Schoolteachers, administrators, or school counselors
- Child care workers or foster parents
- Police or law enforcement officers, juvenile court personnel, probation officers, or division of juvenile services employees
- Licensed social workers, family services specialists, or child care licensors
- Members of the clergy
Mental health professionals are classified as follows:- Tier 1 mental health professionals include licensed psychiatrists, psychologists, physicians, or physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses.
- Tier 2 mental health professionals include licensed independent clinical social workers, professional clinical counselors, marriage and family therapists, addiction counselors, and registered nurses.
- Tier 3 mental health professionals include licensed associate professional counselors, master social workers, baccalaureate social workers, professional counselors, associate marriage and family therapists, occupational therapists, practical nurses, behavior analysts, vocational rehabilitation counselors, school psychologists, and human relations counselors.
- Tier 4 mental health professionals include direct care associates or technicians.
OHIO
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 855-O-H-CHILD (855-642-4453)
Web Contact: Case-Specific Concerns FormMandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Attorneys
- Physicians, interns, residents, dentists, podiatrists, nurses, or other health-care professionals
- Licensed psychologists, school psychologists, or marriage and family therapists
- Speech pathologists or audiologists
- Coroners
- Administrators or employees of child daycare centers, certified child care agencies, or other public or private children services; residential camps; child day camps; or private, nonprofit therapeutic wilderness camps agencies
- Teachers, school employees, or school authorities
- Persons engaged in social work or the practice of professional counseling
- Peace officers or agents of county humane societies
- Persons, other than clerics, rendering spiritual treatment through prayer in accordance with the tenets of a well-recognized religion
- Professional employees of a county Department of Job and Family Services who works with children and families
- Superintendents or regional administrators employed by the Department of Youth Services
- Superintendents, board members, or employees of county boards of developmental disabilities; investigative agents contracted with by a county board of developmental disabilities; employees of the Department of
- Developmental Disabilities; employees of a facility or home that provides respite care; employees of a home health agency; or employees of an entity that provides homemaker services
- Persons performing the duties of an assessor or third party employed by a public children’s services agency to assist in providing child- or family-related services
- Court-appointed special advocates or guardians ad litem
OKLAHOMA
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Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-800-522-3511
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
Everyone
OREGON
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Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-855-503-SAFE (7233)
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Physicians, physician assistants, naturopathic physicians, interns, residents, optometrists, chiropractors, dentists, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, nurse’s aides, home health aides, or employees of in-home health services
- School employees, including employees of higher education institutions (such as community colleges and public and private universities)
- Employees of the Department of Human Services, the Oregon Health Authority, the Early Learning Division, the Youth Development Council, the Office of Child Care, the Oregon Youth Authority, a local health department, a community mental health program, a community developmental disabilities program, a county juvenile department, a licensed child-caring agency, or an alcohol and drug treatment program
- Peace officers
- Members of the clergy
- Psychologists, social workers, professional counselors, or marriage and family therapists
- Certified foster care or child care providers
- Attorneys or court-appointed special advocates
- Firefighters or emergency medical technicians
- Members of the Legislative Assembly
- Physical, speech, or occupational therapists
- Audiologists or speech-language pathologists
- Employees of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission directly involved in investigations or discipline by the commission
- Operators of preschool or school-age recorded programs
- Employees or a private agency or organization facilitating the provision of respite services for parents pursuant to a properly executed power of attorney
- Employees of organizations providing child-related services or activities, including youth groups or centers, scout groups or camps, or summer or day camps
- Coaches, assistant coaches, or trainers of athletes, if compensated and if the athlete is a child
- Personal support and home care workers
PENNSYLVANIA
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Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-800-932-0313
Online (Mandated Reporters): Online Report Portal
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Persons licensed or certified to practice in any health-related field
- Medical examiners, coroners, or funeral directors
- Employees of licensed health-care facilities who are engaged in the admission, examination, care, or treatment of individuals
- School employees*
- Employees of a child care service or public library
- A clergyman, priest, rabbi, minister, Christian Science practitioner, religious healer, or spiritual leader of any regularly established church or other religious organization
- Any person, paid or unpaid, who, on the basis of the person’s role in a program, activity, or service, is a person responsible for the child’s welfare or has direct contact with children
- Employees of a social services agency
- A peace officer or law enforcement official
- An emergency medical services provider
- An individual supervised or managed by a person listed above who has direct contact with children
- An independent contractor
- An attorney affiliated with an agency, institution, or other entity, including a school or established religious organization that is responsible for the care, supervision, guidance, or control of children
- A foster parent
- An adult family member who is a person responsible for the child’s welfare and provides services to a child in a family living home, community home for individuals with an intellectual disability, or licensed host home for children
*A "school employee" is an individual who is employed by a school or who provides an activity or service sponsored by a school. The term does not apply to administrative personnel unless that person has direct contact with children. A school is a facility providing elementary, secondary, or postsecondary educational services, including public and nonpublic schools, vocational-technical schools, and institutions of higher education
RHODE ISLAND
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Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-800-RI-CHILD (1-800-742-4453)
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
Everyone
SOUTH CAROLINA
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Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: County # Lookup
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Physicians, nurses, dentists, optometrists, medical examiners, or coroners
- Employees of county medical examiner’s or coroner's offices
- Any other medical, emergency medical services, mental health, or allied health professionals
- Members of the clergy, including Christian Science practitioners or religious healers
- Clerical or nonclerical religious counselors who charge for services
- School teachers, counselors, principals, assistant principals, or school attendance officers
- Social or public assistance workers, substance abuse treatment staff, or child care workers in a child care center or foster care facility
- Foster parents
- Police or law enforcement officers or juvenile justice workers
- Undertakers, funeral home directors, or employees of a funeral home
- Persons responsible for processing films or computer technicians
- Judges
- Volunteer non attorney guardians ad litem serving on behalf of the South Carolina Guardian Ad Litem Program or the Richland County Court-Appointed Special Advocates program
SOUTH DAKOTA
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Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-877-244-0864
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Physicians, dentists, osteopaths, chiropractors, optometrists, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, religious healing practitioners, podiatrists, hospital interns or residents, nurses, or coroners
- Teachers, school counselors, or officials
- Licensed or registered child welfare providers
- Mental health professionals or counselors, psychologists, social workers, chemical dependency counselors, employees or volunteers of domestic abuse shelters, or religious healing practitioners
- Employees or volunteers of child advocacy organizations or child welfare service providers
- Parole or court services officers or law enforcement officers
- Any safety-sensitive position (as defined in § 23-3-64), including any law enforcement officer authorized to carry firearms and any custody staff employed by any agency responsible for the rehabilitation or treatment of any adjudicated adult or juvenile
TENNESSEE
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Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 877-237-0004
Online Reporter Portal: Report Child Abuse Online
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
Everyone
TEXAS
Links.gov
Secondary Resources
SMU: Duty to Report Suspected Child Abuse in the State of Texas
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-800-252-5400
Online Contact: Texas Abuse Hotline PortalMandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
Everyone
UTAH
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Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-855-323-3237
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
Everyone
VERMONT
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Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-800-649-5285
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Health-care providers, including physicians, surgeons, osteopaths, chiropractors, physician assistants, resident physicians, interns, hospital administrators, nurses, medical examiners, emergency medical personnel, dentists, psychologists, and pharmacists
- Individuals who are employed or contracted and paid by a school district or an approved or recognized independent school, including school superintendents, headmasters, teachers, student teachers, school librarians, school principals, and school guidance counselors
- Child care workers
- Mental health professionals and social workers
- Police officers and probation officers
- Employees, contractors, and grantees of the Agency of Human Services who have contact with clients
- Camp owners, camp administrators, and camp counselors
- Members of the clergy
VIRGINIA
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Mandated Reporters: Training & Resources
A Guide For Mandated Reporters In Recognizing And Reporting Child Abuse And Neglect
Secondary Resources
Mandated Reporters:
Who are they and what is their role in reducing child abuse?Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-800-552-7096
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Persons licensed to practice medicine or any of the healing arts
- Hospital residents or interns and nurses
- Social workers, family-services specialists, or probation officers
- Teachers or other employees at public or private schools, kindergartens, or nursery schools
- Persons providing full-time or part-time child care for pay on a regular basis
- Mental health professionals
- Law enforcement officers, animal control officers, or mediators
- Professional staff employed by private or State operated hospitals, institutions, or facilities to which children have been placed for care and treatment
- Persons age 18 or older associated with or employed by any public or private organization responsible for the care, custody, or control of children
- Court-appointed special advocates
- Persons age 18 or older who have received training approved by the Department of Social Services for the purposes of recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect
- Persons employed by a local department who determine eligibility for public assistance
- Emergency medical services providers, unless such providers immediately report the matter directly to the attending physician at the hospital to which the child is transported
- Persons employed by public or private institutions of higher education, other than an attorney who is employed by a public or private institution of higher education as it relates to information gained in the course of providing legal representation to a client
- Athletic coaches, directors, or other persons age 18 or older employed by or volunteering with private sports organizations or teams
- Administrators or employees age 18 or older of public or private day camps, youth centers, and youth recreation programs
- Ministers, priests, rabbis, imams, or duly accredited practitioners of any religious organization or denomination usually referred to as a church
WASHINGTON
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Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-866-ENDHARM (1-866-363-4276)
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Practitioners, county coroners, or medical examiners
- Law enforcement officers
- Professional school personnel
- Registered or licensed nurses, social service counselors, psychologists, or pharmacists
- Employees of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families
- Licensed or certified child care providers or their employees
- Employees of the Department of Social and Health Services
- Juvenile probation officers
- Placement and liaison specialists, responsible living skills program staff, or HOPE center staff
- State family and children’s ombudsman or any volunteer in the ombudsman’s office
- Host home programs
- Persons who supervise employees or volunteers who train, educate, coach, or counsel children or have regular unsupervised access to children
- Department of Corrections personnel
- Any adult with whom a child resides
- Guardians ad litem and court-appointed special advocates
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 202) 671-SAFE or (202) 671-7233
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Child and Family Services Agency employees, agents, and contractors
- Physicians, psychologists, medical examiners, dentists, chiropractors, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, or persons involved in the care and treatment of patients
- Law enforcement officers or humane officers of any agency charged with the enforcement of animal cruelty laws
- School officials, teachers, or athletic coaches
- Department of Parks and Recreation employees, public housing resident managers, social service workers, or daycare workers
- Human trafficking counselors
- Domestic violence counselors or mental health professionals
WEST VIRGINIA
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A Guide for West Virginia School Personnel in Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 1-800-352-6513.
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Medical, dental, or mental health professionals
- Christian Science practitioners or religious healers
- Teachers or other school personnel
- Social service, child care, or foster care workers
- Emergency medical services personnel
- Peace officers, law enforcement officials, or humane officers
- Members of the clergy
- Circuit court judges, family court judges, employees of the Division of Juvenile Services, or magistrates
- Youth camp administrators, counselors, employees, coaches, or volunteers of entities that provide organized activities for children
- Commercial film or photographic print processors
WISCONSIN
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Secondary Resources
Wis. Child Welfare Development System: Who is a Mandated Reporter?
Hotline/Contact Info
Mandatory Reporting Statute
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
The following individuals:
- Physicians, coroners, medical examiners, nurses, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists, acupuncturists, other medical or mental health professionals, physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, dietitians, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, audiologists, emergency medical technicians, or emergency medical services practitioners
- Schoolteachers, administrators, or counselors
- School employees not otherwise specified above
- Child care workers in child care centers, group homes, or residential care centers, or child care providers
- Alcohol or other drug abuse counselors, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, or members of the treatment staff employed by or working under contract with a county department or a residential care center for children and youth
- Social workers, public assistance workers (including financial and employment planners), emergency medical responders, police or law enforcement officers, mediators, or court appointed special advocates
- Members of the clergy or a religious order, including brothers, ministers, monks, nuns, priests, rabbis, or sisters
WYOMING
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Mandatory Reporting of Child or Vulnerable Adult Abuse/Neglect/Exploitation
Secondary Resources
Hotline/Contact Info
Phone: 307-286-1592
Mandatory Reporting Statute
WY. Ann. Stat. § 14-3-205 (p. 64)
Who is a Mandatory Reporter?
Everyone
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