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Hotline and Special Referral Situations

  • Reporting
    • Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA)
  • Responsibilities
    • Child Protection Hotline
    • Child Protection Hotline (CPH): Alleged Perpetrator Is Not the Child’s Legal Parent or Guardian
    • Child Protection Hotline (CPH) Referrals Regarding Children in Surrounding Counties
    • Referral Assignment Criteria
    • Child Protection Hotline (CPH) Referrals: Screening Decision and Response Priority
    • Consent for Emergency Medical Care
  • Special Situations
    • Sensitive/Sealed Referrals/Cases
    • Child Protection Hotline (CPH): Referrals Regarding Children and Nonminor Dependents in Out-of-Home Care
    • Reporting and Recording Child Fatalities and Near Fatalities
    • Referrals Regarding Children of Military Personnel
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