49 Pa. Code § 45.406
To protect children from abuse, the reporting requirements of § § 45.402—45.404 (relating to suspected child abuse—mandated reporting requirements; photographs, medical tests and X-rays of child subject to report; and suspected death as a result of child abuse—mandated reporting requirement) take precedence over the provisions of any client confidentiality, ethical principle or professional standard that might otherwise apply. In accordance with 23 Pa.C.S. § 6311.1 (relating to privileged communications), privileged communications between a mandated reporter and a patient do not apply to a situation involving child abuse and do not relieve the mandated reporter of the duty to make a report of suspected child abuse.
The provisions of this § 45.406 amended under section 5(2) of the Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Licensure Act (63 P.S. § 1705(2)); and 23 Pa.C.S. § 6383(b)(2).
The provisions of this § 45.406 amended January 26, 2024, effective January 27, 2024, 54 Pa.B. 375. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (387759).