negligent treatment
Defined in 2 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
the term "negligent treatment" means the failure to provide, for reasons other than poverty, adequate food, clothing, shelter, or medical care so as to seriously endanger the physical health of the child; and
Same definition in 2 sections
- 1994–present18 U.S.C. § 3509Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Child victims and child witnesses rights · for purposes of this section
- 2017–201834 U.S.C. § 20341Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Child abuse reporting · for the purposes of this section
the term "negligent treatment" means the failure to provide, for reasons other than poverty, adequate food, clothing, shelter, or medical care so as to seriously endanger the physical health of the child;
Source
- 2018–present34 U.S.C. § 20341Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Child abuse reporting · for the purposes of this section