49 Pa. Code § 13.304 - Suspected death as a result of child abuse-mandated reporting requirement

A funeral director who has reasonable cause to suspect that a child died as a result of child abuse shall report that suspicion to the coroner or medical examiner of the county where death occurred or, in the case where the child is transported to another county for medical treatment, to the coroner or medical examiner of the county where the injuries were sustained.

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49 Pa. Code § 13.304

The provisions of this § 13.304 adopted November 8, 1996, effective 11/9/1996, 26 Pa.B. 5381; amended March 18, 2022, effective 3/19/2022, 52 Pa.B. 1600.

The provisions of this § 13.304 issued under the Child Protective Services Law, 23 Pa.C.S. § 6383(b)(2); and section 16 of the Funeral Director Law (63 P.S. § 479.16); amended under section 16(a) of the Funeral Director Law (63 P.S. § 479.16(a)); and 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 6301-6388.

This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 13.301 (relating to definitions relating to child abuse reporting requirements); 49 Pa. Code § 13.305 (relating to immunity from liability); 49 Pa. Code § 13.306 (relating to confidentiality-waived); and 49 Pa. Code § 13.307 (relating to noncompliance).