Chapter

Child Protective Services

23 Pa.C.S. § 6301— Short title of chapter
23 Pa.C.S. § 6302— Findings and purpose of chapter
23 Pa.C.S. § 6303— Definitions
23 Pa.C.S. § 6304— Exclusions from child abuse
23 Pa.C.S. § 6305— Electronic reporting
23 Pa.C.S. § 6306— Regulations
23 Pa.C.S. § 6311— Persons required to report suspected child abuse
23 Pa.C.S. § 6311.1— Privileged communications
23 Pa.C.S. § 6312— Persons encouraged to report suspected child abuse
23 Pa.C.S. § 6313— Reporting procedure
23 Pa.C.S. § 6314— Photographs, medical tests and X-rays of child subject to report
23 Pa.C.S. § 6315— Taking child into protective custody
23 Pa.C.S. § 6316— Admission to private and public hospitals
23 Pa.C.S. § 6317— Mandatory reporting and postmortem investigation of deaths
23 Pa.C.S. § 6318— Immunity from liability
23 Pa.C.S. § 6319— Penalties
23 Pa.C.S. § 6320— Protection from employment discrimination
23 Pa.C.S. § 6331— Establishment of Statewide database
23 Pa.C.S. § 6332— Establishment of Statewide toll-free telephone number
23 Pa.C.S. § 6333— Continuous availability of department
23 Pa.C.S. § 6334— Disposition of complaints received
23 Pa.C.S. § 6334.1— Responsibility for investigation
23 Pa.C.S. § 6335— Access to information in Statewide database
23 Pa.C.S. § 6336— Information in Statewide database
23 Pa.C.S. § 6337— Disposition and expunction of unfounded reports and general protective services reports
23 Pa.C.S. § 6338— Disposition of founded and indicated reports
23 Pa.C.S. § 6338.1— Expunction of information of perpetrator who was under 18 years of age when child abuse was committed
23 Pa.C.S. § 6339— Confidentiality of reports
23 Pa.C.S. § 6340— Release of information in confidential reports
23 Pa.C.S. § 6340.1— Exchange of information
23 Pa.C.S. § 6341— Amendment or expunction of information
23 Pa.C.S. § 6342— Studies of data in records
23 Pa.C.S. § 6343— Investigating performance of county agency
23 Pa.C.S. § 6343.1— Citizen review panels
23 Pa.C.S. § 6344— Employees having contact with children; adoptive and foster parents
23 Pa.C.S. § 6344.1— Information relating to certified or licensed child-care home residents
23 Pa.C.S. § 6344.2— Volunteers having contact with children
23 Pa.C.S. § 6344.3— Continued employment or participation in program, activity or service
23 Pa.C.S. § 6344.4— Recertification
23 Pa.C.S. § 6345— Audits by Attorney General
23 Pa.C.S. § 6346— Cooperation of other agencies
23 Pa.C.S. § 6347— Reports to Governor and General Assembly
23 Pa.C.S. § 6348— Regulations
23 Pa.C.S. § 6349— Penalties
23 Pa.C.S. § 6361— Organization for child protective services
23 Pa.C.S. § 6362— Responsibilities of county agency for child protective services
23 Pa.C.S. § 6363— County plan for protective services
23 Pa.C.S. § 6364— Purchasing services of other agencies
23 Pa.C.S. § 6365— Services for prevention, investigation and treatment of child abuse
23 Pa.C.S. § 6366— Continuous availability to receive reports
23 Pa.C.S. § 6367— Reports to department and coroner
23 Pa.C.S. § 6368— Investigation of reports
23 Pa.C.S. § 6369— Taking child into protective custody (Repealed)
23 Pa.C.S. § 6370— Voluntary or court-ordered services; findings of child abuse
23 Pa.C.S. § 6371— Rehabilitative services for child and family
23 Pa.C.S. § 6372— Protecting well-being of children maintained outside home
23 Pa.C.S. § 6373— General protective services responsibilities of county agency
23 Pa.C.S. § 6374— Principles and goals of general protective services
23 Pa.C.S. § 6375— County agency requirements for general protective services
23 Pa.C.S. § 6376— Appeals with respect to general protective services
23 Pa.C.S. § 6377— Caseloads
23 Pa.C.S. § 6378— Purchase of services
23 Pa.C.S. § 6381— Evidence in court proceedings
23 Pa.C.S. § 6382— Guardian ad litem for child in court proceedings (Repealed)
23 Pa.C.S. § 6383— Education and training
23 Pa.C.S. § 6384— Legislative oversight
23 Pa.C.S. § 6385— Reimbursement to county agencies
23 Pa.C.S. § 6386— Notification to department and development of plan of safe care for children under one year of age
23 Pa.C.S. § 6387— Pandemic of 2020
23 Pa.C.S. § 6388— Task Force on Child Pornography