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(1)(a) a person making a report of child abuse, whether voluntarily or is required by 419B.010 (duty of officials to report child abuse), will make an oral report by telephone or otherwise to: the local DHS, the designee of the department or to a LEA in the county where the reporter is located at the time of the contact. The report will contain, if known,
- the names and addresses of the child and the parents of the child or other persons responsible for care of the child
- the childs age
- the nature and extent of the abuse, including any evidence of previous abuse
- the explanation given for the abuse and any other information that the reporter believes might be helpful in establishing the cause of the abuse & identity of the perpetrator
(b)(A) when a report of alleged child abuse is received by DHS, DHS will notify a LEA:
- within the county where the alleged abuse occurred OR
- if that county is unknown, the county where the child resides OR
- if that county is unknown, the county where the reporter came into contact with the child or the alleged perpetrator of the abuse
(B) When a report of alleged child abuse is received by a DHS designee department, the designee will notify, according to the contract, either DHS or a LEA:
- within the county where the alleged abuse occurred OR
- if that county is unknown, the county where the child resides OR
- if that county is unknown, the county where the reporter came into contact with the child or the alleged perpetrator of the abuse
(C) when a report of alleged child abuse is received by a LEA, the agency will notify DHS by making a report of the alleged child abuse to the child abuse reporting hotline.
(c) when a report of alleged child abuse is received by DHS or by a LEA, they may collect information concerning the military status of the parent or guardian of the child who is the subject of the report and may share the information with the appropriate military authorities. Disclosure of information under this paragraph is subject to 419B.035 (Confidentiality of records) (7)
(2) when a report of alleged child abuse is received under paragraph (1)(a), the entity receiving the report will make the notification required by subsection (1)(b) of according to rules adopted by DHS under 419B.017 (reporting time limits)
(3)(a) when a report alleging that a child or ward in substitute care may have been subjected to abuse is received by DHS, DHS will notify the attorney for the child or ward, the child's or ward's court appointed special advocate, the parents of the child or ward and any attorney representing a parent of the child or ward that a report has been received.
(b) the name and address of and other identifying information about the person who made the report may not be disclosed under paragraph (3). Any person or entity to whom notification is made under paragraph (3) may not release any information not authorized by that paragraph
(c) DHS will make the notification required by paragraph (3) within three (3) business days of receiving the report of alleged child abuse.
(d) regardless the obligation imposed by paragraph (3), DHS is not required under that paragraphto notify the parent or parent's attorney that a report of alleged child abuse has been received if the notification may interfere with an investigation or assessment or jeopardize the child's or wards' safety
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