Subtitle 7 - CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

Section 5-701 - Definitions
Section 5-702 - Legislative policy
Section 5-703 - Scope and applicability of subtitle
Section 5-704 - Reporting of abuse or neglect - By health practitioner, police officer, educator, or human service worker
Section 5-704.1 - Reporting of children living with or in regular presence of registered child sex offender
Section 5-704.2 - Reporting substance-exposed newborns
Section 5-704.3 - Referral of child who is a suspected victim of sex trafficking
Section 5-704.4 - Safe Harbor Regional Navigator Grant Program
Section 5-705 - Reporting of abuse or neglect - By other persons
Section 5-705.1 - Reporting of abuse or neglect - To local department of social services
Section 5-705.2 - Preventing or interfering with report of suspected child abuse or neglect prohibited
Section 5-705.3 - Notifications where report concerns family child care home, large family child care home, or child care center
Section 5-705.4 - Failure to report suspected abuse or neglect
Section 5-705.5 - Military Advocacy Program
Section 5-706 - [Effective Until 10/1/2027] Investigation
Section 5-706 - [Effective 10/1/2027] Investigation
Section 5-706.1 - Finding of indicated or unsubstantiated abuse or neglect - Notice; hearing; conference; findings made prior to June 1, 1999
Section 5-706.2 - Reporting that child is at substantial risk of sexual abuse
Section 5-706.3 - Intervention
Section 5-707 - Reports and records
Section 5-708 - Immunity of person making report
Section 5-709 - Temporary removal of child from home without court approval
Section 5-710 - Actions by local department and State's Attorney's office
Section 5-711 - Access to child's medical records
Section 5-712 - Examination and treatment of abused or neglected child by physician
Section 5-712.1 - Providing information to health care practitioners
Section 5-713 - Supervision and monitoring of household after child's return
Section 5-714 - Child abuse or neglect centralized confidential database - In general
Section 5-715 - Disclosure of identifying information of parents responsible for child abuse or neglect
Section 5-716 - Free online course on the identification, prevention, and reporting of child abuse