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Here is some sample content from Reporting of Child Abuse:

	See state and local laws for area-specific reporting requirements and reporting forms. POLICY: The Pediatric Unit will report all cases of known or suspected child abuse by telephone followed by a written report within 36 hours to a Child Protective Agency. Child abuse is evidenced by: Physical injury which is inflicted by other than accidental means on a child by another person Sexual assault of a child Willful cruelty or infliction of unjustifiable punishment or mental suffering Cruel or inhuman corporal punishment or injury resulting in a traumatic condition Severe and general...
Second excerpt:
	...department or a police or sheriff's department. Suspected child abuse report must be completed and signed by the person making the report. After a child abuse report has been completed, a report must be sent to Department of Children's Services DCS. All reports are mailed to: Department of Children's Service Appropriate address for local department For emergency situations, call the law enforcement agency that protects the city in which the incident allegedly occurred. Telephone...