Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Section 3130.24 - Administrative reports and records(a) The county agency shall prepare and submit reports required by the Department.(b) The county agency shall report suspected abuse to ChildLine under 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 6301-6384 (relating to the Child Protective Services Law).(c) The county agency shall submit immediately, to the appropriate regional office of the Department, an oral report of an incident involving the death of a child in a foster home or residential child care facility for which it has administrative responsibility.(d) The county agency shall make a written report on forms provided by the Department to the appropriate regional office of the Department within 10 calendar days of knowledge of the occurrence of the following: (1) The death of a child in the custody of the county agency.(2) An injury to a child in the custody of the county agency which requires inpatient hospitalization or which, in the opinion of the treating physician, may cause death, serious disability or disfigurement and an occurrence, such as a fire in a foster family home or a residential child care facility, which threatens the health or safety of a child or requires a facility providing residential child care to relocate children temporarily.(e) Oral and written reports required by this section shall provide, at a minimum, the name of the child involved and a full description of the circumstances surrounding the incident, including time, date, place, apparent cause and actions taken or proposed in response to the incident, such as arranging for temporary shelter or medical care and notifying the child's parents.The provisions of this §3130.24 amended January 23, 1987, effective 1/24/1987, 17 Pa.B. 392.The provisions of this §3130.24 amended under Articles II, VII, IX and X of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§ 201-211, 701-774, 901-922 and 1001-1080).