3 hourMandated Reporter Training Per Act 126, mandated reporters must take a 3 hour training on Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse every five years. Act 31 requires all employees licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of State take a 2-3 hour training on Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse every two years.
Licensees, administrators, and employees of child daycare facilities are required to renew their mandated reporter training every two years from the date they completed their initial training.
2-hourMandated reporters can participate in this 2-hour web-based online training course at any time, 24/7. Users must complete the course within 30 days and within the course duration which is the current calendar year. Progress is saved at the end of each section, so you can complete it at your own pace.
The NYS Mandated Reporter Certificate is a one-time requirement for initial licensure. After the successful completion of the two-hour web-based training course, mandated reporters are required to maintain a permanent copy of the certificate.
Under CA law patients do not retain the right to refuse reporting. A mandated reporter is required to call the Police Department in the city where the incident occurred immediately or as soon as is practicable. Turn in a written report within 48 hours to the Police Department in the city where the incident occurred.
P.C. 11165.7 defines “mandated reporters” as any of the following: 1) A teacher. 2) An instructional aide. 3) A teacher's aide or a teacher's assistant employed by any public or private school.
OCFS provides mandated reporter training through a contractual agreement with the CUNY School of Professional Studies. OCFS offers a Self-Directed Online Training for mandated reporters. This two-hour web-based online training course is available 24/7 and is accessible at: www.nysmandatedreporter.org.
Certain professionals such as doctors, nurses, teachers, police officers, and child care center workers are mandated by New York State law to report suspected child abuse and neglect to the state hotline, the New York State Central Register (SCR).
Those required by law to file are considered mandated reporters. These professionals can include health care providers, mental health providers, crisis counselors, school personnel, social workers, day care providers and law enforcement personnel among others.
Medical personnel, as listed in paragraph (1) of Section 4(a) of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act who work with children in their professional or official capacity, must complete mandated reporter training at least every six years.
Mandated reporters are to report suspected child abuse or maltreatment immediately, by telephone, at any time of day, seven days a week, to the New York State Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Use the Mandated Reporter Express Line: 800.635. 1522.
All residents of New Jersey are mandated reporters, meaning that any person who has a reasonable cause to believe that a child has been subjected to acts of abuse or neglect should immediately report this information to the proper authorities.