NCJ Number
155963
Date Published
1994
Length
12 pages
Annotation
The Minnesota Child Abuse Reporting Act establishes a system for reporting possible child abuse and neglect to government agencies which are authorized to provide protective services for the child and to conduct criminal investigations.
Abstract
The act also contains provisions governing agency responses to reports and access to information generated under the act. Some of the child abuse reporting system's features are determined for Federal requirements that Minnesota must satisfy in order to qualify for Federal child abuse prevention and treatment grants. A brief overview of the Child Abuse Reporting Act and related laws and rules is provided that focuses on who can and should report child abuse, forms of reportable child abuse and neglect, the creation of child abuse reports, report investigation and assessment, report access, how reports are shared among government agencies, and report destruction.