REPORT TITLE:
Child Abuse


DESCRIPTION:
Those persons who are required by law to report child abuse or
neglect may now report to either the police department or the
department of human services rather than both.  (SD1)


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                     A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  Section 350-1.1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 2 amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
 
 3      "(a)  Notwithstanding any other state law concerning
 
 4 confidentiality to the contrary, the following persons who, in
 
 5 their professional or official capacity, have reason to believe
 
 6 that child abuse or neglect has occurred or that there exists a
 
 7 substantial risk that child abuse or neglect may occur in the
 
 8 reasonably foreseeable future, shall immediately report the
 
 9 matter orally to the department [and] or to the police
 
10 department:
 
11      (1)  Any licensed or registered professional of the healing
 
12           arts and any health-related occupation who examines,
 
13           attends, treats, or provides other professional or
 
14           specialized services, including but not limited to
 
15           physicians, including physicians in training,
 
16           psychologists, dentists, nurses, osteopathic physicians
 
17           and surgeons, optometrists, chiropractors, podiatrists,
 
18           pharmacists, and other health-related professionals;
 
19      (2)  Employees or officers of any public or private school;
 

 
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 1      (3)  Employees or officers of any public or private agency
 
 2           or institution, or other individuals, providing social,
 
 3           medical, hospital, or mental health services, including
 
 4           financial assistance;
 
 5      (4)  Employees or officers of any law enforcement agency,
 
 6           including but not limited to the courts, police
 
 7           departments, correctional institutions, and parole or
 
 8           probation offices;
 
 9      (5)  Individual providers of child care, or employees or
 
10           officers of any licensed or registered child care
 
11           facility, foster home, or similar institution;
 
12      (6)  Medical examiners or coroners; and
 
13      (7)  Employees of any public or private agency providing
 
14           recreational or sports activities."
 
15      SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed.
 
16 New statutory material is underscored.
 
17      SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.