Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2007 22:15:33 GMT -5
I have been looking through some of the state statutes regarding the requirement for reporting child abuse by clergy as provided by wingsofaneagle (thanks for this). So far, it looks like Illinois has one of the most clear and unequivocal laws in this regard.
This is the kind of policy the workers need to adopt regardless that some states allow some wiggle room.
Any member of the clergy having reasonable cause to believe that a child known to that member of the clergy in his
or her professional capacity may be an abused child as defined by law shall immediately report or cause a report to
be made to the department.
Whenever such person is required to report under this act in his capacity as...a member of the clergy, he shall make
report immediately to the Department in accordance with the provisions of this Act and may also notify the person
in charge of such...church, synagogue, temple, mosque, or other religious institution, or his designated agent that
such report has been made. Under no circumstances shall any person in charge of such...church, synagogue, temple,
mosque, or other religious institution, or his designated agent to whom such notification is made, exercise any
control, restraint, modification or other change in the report or the forwarding of such report to the Department.
The privileged quality of communication between any professional person required to report and his or her patient
or client shall not apply to situations involving abused or neglected children and shall not constitute grounds for
failure to report.
This is the kind of policy the workers need to adopt regardless that some states allow some wiggle room.
Any member of the clergy having reasonable cause to believe that a child known to that member of the clergy in his
or her professional capacity may be an abused child as defined by law shall immediately report or cause a report to
be made to the department.
Whenever such person is required to report under this act in his capacity as...a member of the clergy, he shall make
report immediately to the Department in accordance with the provisions of this Act and may also notify the person
in charge of such...church, synagogue, temple, mosque, or other religious institution, or his designated agent that
such report has been made. Under no circumstances shall any person in charge of such...church, synagogue, temple,
mosque, or other religious institution, or his designated agent to whom such notification is made, exercise any
control, restraint, modification or other change in the report or the forwarding of such report to the Department.
The privileged quality of communication between any professional person required to report and his or her patient
or client shall not apply to situations involving abused or neglected children and shall not constitute grounds for
failure to report.