Florida Laws and Rules Exam Chapter 39.201
1. Chapter 39.201 Ans : Mandatory reports of child abuse, abandonment, or
neglect; mandatory reports of death; central abuse hotline
2. Reporting for children with caregiver Ans : Any person who knows, or has
reason- able cause to suspect, that a child is abused, abandoned, or neglected by a
parent, legal custodian, caregiver, or other person responsible for the child's
welfare, as defined in this chapter,
or that a child is in need of supervision and care and has no parent, legal custodian,
or responsible adult relative immediately known and available to provide supervision
and care
shall report such knowledge or suspicion to the department in the manner prescribed
in subsection 1
3. Reporting for children with adults Ans : Any person who knows, or who has
reason- able cause to suspect, that a child is abused by an adult other than a
parent, legal custodian, caregiver, or other person responsible for the child's
welfare, as defined in this chapter, shall report such knowledge or suspicion to the
department in the manner prescribed in subsection 2
4. Reporting for children, sexual abuse Ans : Any person who knows, or has
reason- able cause to suspect, that a child is the victim of childhood sexual abuse
or the victim of a known or suspected juvenile sexual offender, as described in this
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,chapter, shall report such knowledge or suspicion to the department in the manner
prescribed in subsection 2
5. Required to give name when reporting Ans : Reporters in the following
occupation categories are required to provider their names to the hotline staff
Ans :
1. physicians, osteopathic physician, medical examiner, chiropractic physician,
nurse, or hospital personal engaged in the admission, examination, care, or treat-
ment of persons
2. health or mental health professional other than one listed in 1
3. practitioner who relies solely on spiritual means for healing
4. school teacher or other school official or personnel
5. social worker, day care center worker, or other professional child care, foster care,
residential, or institutional worker
6. law enforcement officer
7. judge
the names of reports shall be entered into the record of the report, but shall be
held confidential and exempt as provider in 39.202
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, 6. Working for department and reporting again Ans : A professional who is hired by
or enters into a contract with the department for the purpose of treating or
counseling any person, as a result of a report of child abuse, abandonment,
neglect, is not required to again report to the central abuse hotline that abuse,
abandonment, or neglect that was the subject of the referral for treatment
7. Previous reporting judicial branch Ans : An officer or employee of the judicial
branch is not required to again provider notice of reasonable cause to suspect child
abuse, abandonment, or neglect when that child is currently being investigated by
the department, there is an existing dependency case, or the matter has previously
been reported to the department, provided there is reasonable cause to believe the
information is already known to the department.
This paragraph applies only when the information has been provided to the officer
or employee in the course of carrying out their official duties
8. Not removing duty Ans : Nothing in this chapter or in the contracting with
com- munity-based care providers for foster care and related services as specified
in 409.987 shall be construed to remove or reduce the duty and responsibility of
any person, including any employees of the community-based care provider, to
report a suspected or actual case of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect or the
sexual abuse of a child to the department's central abuse hotline
9. Law enforcement reporting Ans : An officer or employee of a law enforcement
agency is not required to provide notice to the department of reasonable cause to
suspect child abuse by an adult other than a parent, legal custodian, caregiver, or
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1. Chapter 39.201 Ans : Mandatory reports of child abuse, abandonment, or
neglect; mandatory reports of death; central abuse hotline
2. Reporting for children with caregiver Ans : Any person who knows, or has
reason- able cause to suspect, that a child is abused, abandoned, or neglected by a
parent, legal custodian, caregiver, or other person responsible for the child's
welfare, as defined in this chapter,
or that a child is in need of supervision and care and has no parent, legal custodian,
or responsible adult relative immediately known and available to provide supervision
and care
shall report such knowledge or suspicion to the department in the manner prescribed
in subsection 1
3. Reporting for children with adults Ans : Any person who knows, or who has
reason- able cause to suspect, that a child is abused by an adult other than a
parent, legal custodian, caregiver, or other person responsible for the child's
welfare, as defined in this chapter, shall report such knowledge or suspicion to the
department in the manner prescribed in subsection 2
4. Reporting for children, sexual abuse Ans : Any person who knows, or has
reason- able cause to suspect, that a child is the victim of childhood sexual abuse
or the victim of a known or suspected juvenile sexual offender, as described in this
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,chapter, shall report such knowledge or suspicion to the department in the manner
prescribed in subsection 2
5. Required to give name when reporting Ans : Reporters in the following
occupation categories are required to provider their names to the hotline staff
Ans :
1. physicians, osteopathic physician, medical examiner, chiropractic physician,
nurse, or hospital personal engaged in the admission, examination, care, or treat-
ment of persons
2. health or mental health professional other than one listed in 1
3. practitioner who relies solely on spiritual means for healing
4. school teacher or other school official or personnel
5. social worker, day care center worker, or other professional child care, foster care,
residential, or institutional worker
6. law enforcement officer
7. judge
the names of reports shall be entered into the record of the report, but shall be
held confidential and exempt as provider in 39.202
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, 6. Working for department and reporting again Ans : A professional who is hired by
or enters into a contract with the department for the purpose of treating or
counseling any person, as a result of a report of child abuse, abandonment,
neglect, is not required to again report to the central abuse hotline that abuse,
abandonment, or neglect that was the subject of the referral for treatment
7. Previous reporting judicial branch Ans : An officer or employee of the judicial
branch is not required to again provider notice of reasonable cause to suspect child
abuse, abandonment, or neglect when that child is currently being investigated by
the department, there is an existing dependency case, or the matter has previously
been reported to the department, provided there is reasonable cause to believe the
information is already known to the department.
This paragraph applies only when the information has been provided to the officer
or employee in the course of carrying out their official duties
8. Not removing duty Ans : Nothing in this chapter or in the contracting with
com- munity-based care providers for foster care and related services as specified
in 409.987 shall be construed to remove or reduce the duty and responsibility of
any person, including any employees of the community-based care provider, to
report a suspected or actual case of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect or the
sexual abuse of a child to the department's central abuse hotline
9. Law enforcement reporting Ans : An officer or employee of a law enforcement
agency is not required to provide notice to the department of reasonable cause to
suspect child abuse by an adult other than a parent, legal custodian, caregiver, or
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