35 Pa. Stat. § 10210.502

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 10210.502 - Reports to department and coroner or medical examiner
(a) Department.--
(1) Within 48 hours of receipt of a written report under section 501(a) involving sexual abuse, serious injury, serious bodily injury or suspicious death, the agency shall transmit a written report to the department. Supplemental reports shall be transmitted as they are obtained by the agency.
(2) A report under this subsection shall be made in a manner and on forms prescribed by the department. The report shall include, at a minimum, that information required to be submitted under section 501.
(b) Coroner or medical examiner.--For a report under section 501(a) concerning the death of a recipient, if there is reasonable cause to suspect that the recipient died as a result of abuse or neglect, the agency shall give the oral report and forward a copy of the written report to the appropriate coroner or medical examiner within 24 hours.

35 P.S. § 10210.502

2010, Oct. 7, P.L. 484, No. 70, §502, effective in 6 months [ 4/7/2011].