HB604 Alabama 2012 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Child abuse, law enforcement agencies, individuals mandated to report child abuse to report directly to a duly constituted authority, Sec. 26-14-3 am'd
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, all hospitals, clinics,
sanitariums, doctors, physicians, surgeons, medical
examiners, coroners, dentists, osteopaths,
optometrists, chiropractors, podiatrists, nurses,
school teachers and officials, peace officers, law
enforcement officials, pharmacists, social workers,
day care workers or employees, mental health
professionals, members of the clergy as defined in
Rule 505 of the Alabama Rules of Evidence, or any
other person called upon to render aid or medical
assistance to any child, when the child is known or
suspected to be a victim of child abuse or neglect,
are required to report, or cause a report to be
made of the same, to a duly constituted authority</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that anyone with a
duty to report known or suspected child abuse shall
directly report to a duly constituted authority</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 26-14-3, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to mandatory reporting of child abuse; to provide
that individuals mandated to report child abuse under the
mandatory child abuse reporting provisions shall directly
report to a duly constituted authority.
</p>
Subjects
Child Abuse
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2012 | Indefinitely Postponed | |
| April 5, 2012 | Children and Senior Advocacy first Substitute Offered | |
| April 5, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and | |
| March 22, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Children and Senior Advocacy |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB604 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |