§ 6334.1. Responsibility for investigation.
The department shall establish procedures regarding the
following different responses to address suspected child abuse
and protective services depending on the person's allegedly
committing the suspected child abuse or causing a child to be in
need of protective services:
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(4) If a child is alleged to be in need of other
protective services, the appropriate county agency, in
coordination with the appropriate Family Advocacy Program
representative, if applicable, shall assess the needs of the
child as provided in this chapter.
§ 6335. Access to information in Statewide database.
(a) Request for information.--A county agency, Family
Advocacy Program representative or law enforcement official
shall use the Statewide toll-free telephone number, or any
manner prescribed by the department, to determine the existence
of any prior reports involving a subject of the report. If the
Statewide database contains information related to a report or a
pending investigation or assessment concerning a subject of the
report, the department shall immediately convey this information
to the county agency, Family Advocacy Program representative or
law enforcement official.
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Section 4. Sections 6336(a) and 6340(a) of Title 23 are
amended by adding paragraphs to read:
§ 6336. Information in Statewide database.
(a) Information authorized.--The Statewide database shall
include and shall be limited to the following information:
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