Pennsylvania Code
Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS
Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS
Chapter 49 - STATE BOARD OF SOCIAL WORKERS, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS AND PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS-LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS
CHILD ABUSE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Section 49.54 - Suspected death as a result of child abuse- mandated reporting requirement
A licensed professional counselor who has reasonable cause to suspect that a child died as a result of child abuse shall report that suspicion to the coroner or medical examiner of the county where death occurred or, in the case where the child is transported to another county for medical treatment, to the coroner or medical examiner of the county where the injuries were sustained.
The provisions of this § 49.54 issued under section 6(2) of the Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Act (63 P.S. § 1906(2)); and the Child Protective Services Act, 23 Pa.C.S. Chapter 63; amended under section 6(2) of the Social Workers, Marriage Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Act (63 P.S. § 1906(2)); and 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 6301-6388.
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 49.51 (relating to definitions relating to child abuse reporting requirements); 49 Pa. Code § 49.55 (relating to immunity from liability); 49 Pa. Code § 49.56 (relating to confidentiality-waived); 49 Pa. Code § 49.57 (relating to noncompliance); and 49 Pa. Code § 49.79 (relating to mandatory reporting).
