(a) Department.
- (1) Within 48 hours of receipt of a written report under § 15.152 (relating to additional reporting requirements) involving sexual abuse, serious physical injury, serious bodily injury or suspicious death, the agency shall transmit a written report to the Department.
(2) A report under this subsection shall be made in a manner and on forms prescribed by the Department. The report shall include, at a minimum, the following information.
- (i) The name and address of the alleged victim.
- (ii) Where the suspected abuse occurred.
- (iii) The age and sex of the alleged perpetrator and victim.
- (iv) The nature and extent of the suspected abuse, including evidence of prior abuse.
- (v) The name and relationship of the individual responsible for causing the alleged abuse to the victim, if known, and evidence of prior abuse by that individual.
- (vi) The source of the report.
- (vii) The individual making the report and where that individual can be reached.
- (viii) The actions taken by the reporting source, including taking of photographs and X-rays, removal of recipient and notification under subsection (b).
- (b) Coroner. For a report under § 15.152 which concerns the death of a recipient, if there is reasonable cause to suspect that the recipient died as a result of abuse, the agency shall give the oral report and forward a copy of the written report to the county coroner of the county wherein the death occurred.
Source
The provisions of this § 15.154 adopted May 17, 2002, effective May 18, 2002, 32 Pa.B. 2412.
Cross References
This section cited in 6 Pa. Code § 15.21 (relating to general reporting provisions); and 6 Pa. Code § 15.158 (relating to penalties).