Child Protective Services Law

Sections covered

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