Bill Text: PA HB593 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: In child protective services, further providing for release of information in confidential reports.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-6)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-10 - Referred to CHILDREN AND YOUTH [HB593 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB593-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 577
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 593 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY BISHOP, MURPHY, QUINN, METCALFE, SANTARSIERO, PARKER, JOHNSON, MANN, HARKINS, M. O'BRIEN, MICOZZIE, HALUSKA, VULAKOVICH, D. COSTA, PASHINSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, KIRKLAND, K. SMITH, MURT, BROWNLEE, V. BROWN, MUNDY, DENLINGER AND CRUZ, FEBRUARY 10, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, FEBRUARY 10, 2011
AN ACT
Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further
providing for release of information in confidential reports.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 6340 of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 6340. Release of information in confidential reports.
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(e) Notification of mandated reporter.--
(1) The department shall provide a mandated reporter
under subsection (a)(12) with the information that can be
released pursuant to subsection (a)(12) within 30 days
following a determination of whether the child abuse report
is indicated, founded or unfounded.
(2) Within 60 days following receipt of the information,
the mandated reporter may submit a request to the department,
on a form provided to the mandated reporter at the time of
notice of information under paragraph (1), for the department
to review the report of suspected child abuse made by the
mandated reporter and the investigation of the report of
suspected child abuse conducted either by a county agency or
the department for any of the following reasons:
(i) The report is determined to be unfounded.
(ii) No services are provided, arranged for or to be
provided by the county agency to protect the child.
(3) The department shall acknowledge receipt of the
request for review, complete its review within 60 days and
notify the mandated reporter of its findings within 30 days
following completion of its review.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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