1Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
2Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further
3providing for release of information in confidential reports.

4The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5hereby enacts as follows:

6Section 1. Section 6340 of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania
7Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:

8§ 6340. Release of information in confidential reports.

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10(e) Notification of mandated reporter.--

11(1) The department shall provide a mandated reporter
12under subsection (a)(12) with the information that can be
13released pursuant to subsection (a)(12) within 30 days
14following a determination of whether the child abuse report
15is indicated, founded or unfounded.

16(2) Within 60 days following receipt of the information,
17the mandated reporter may submit a request to the department,

1on a form provided to the mandated reporter at the time of
2notice of information under paragraph (1), for the department
3to review the report of suspected child abuse made by the
4mandated reporter and the investigation of the report of
5suspected child abuse conducted either by a county agency or
6the department for any of the following reasons:

7(i) The report is determined to be unfounded.

8(ii) No services are provided, arranged for or to be
9provided by the county agency to protect the child.

10(3) The department shall acknowledge receipt of the
11request for review, complete its review within 60 days and
12notify the mandated reporter of its findings within 30 days
13following completion of its review.

14Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.