In Massachusetts for a DCF Case, who is a Mandated Reporter?
- Posted by Alexander Nesson
- On November 18, 2019
That would include but not limited to:
- physicians
- medical interns
- hospital personnel;
- engage in the examination or care treatment of people;
- medical examiners;
- emergency medical technicians;
- dentists;
- nurses;
- optometrists;
- chiropractors;
- public or private teachers;
- educational administrators; including family and also guidance counselors;
childcare licensers including department of education and childcare, early educators; including pre-school, childcare after school programs, staff, people that are paid to work with kids in public or private facilities.
If a home or program is funded or licensed by Massachusetts and which provides
child care, residential services, social workers, foster parents, probation officers, clerk magistrates at the District Court, parole officers, police officers, fire fighters, school attendance officers, mental health and licensed human service professionals, psychiatrist, phycologist, clinical social workers, drug and alcohol counselors, people that are in charge of medical and/or other public or private institutions such as schools or facilities and people that are agents for them. Clergy members including licensed leaders or ordain leaders of church or religious bodies performing official duties on behalf of the church or religious bodies or people that are employed by a religious body to supervise, educate, coach, train or counsel a child on a regular basis and a child advocate.
