Bills › 88th General Assembly
Relating to mandatory child abuse and dependent adult abuse reporter training requirements
Topics:Health care
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 26, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 26, 2019
- Done: House committeeMarch 6, 2019
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 28, 2019
- Done: Senate committeeApril 4, 2019
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 17, 201949–0
- Done: To the GovernorApril 29, 2019
- Done: Signed into lawMay 8, 2019
HF 731 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 731, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 731 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to mandatory child abuse and dependent adult abuse reporter training. Current law requires the director of the department of public health to review and approve mandatory reporter training curricula for employees who work in a position that classifies the employee as a mandatory reporter and the position classification does not have a mandatory reporter training curriculum approved by a licensing or examining board. The bill transfers this duty to the director of the department of human services.
Read the full explanation
The bill provides that a person who is required to make a mandatory report of child abuse or dependent adult abuse shall complete one hour instead of two hours of initial training relating to the identification and reporting of child abuse or dependent adult abuse within six months of initial employment or self-employment involving regular care of a child or dependent adult. The bill increases the frequency of training for mandatory child abuse and dependent adult abuse reporters from once every five years to once every three years and decreases the required hours of training from two hours to one hour. The bill provides a transition provision for persons who received a child abuse or dependent adult abuse training certificate prior to July 1, 2019. Under current law, a person required to report both child abuse and dependent adult abuse may complete the requisite training through a combined training program. The bill strikes current law and requires such persons to complete separate child abuse training and dependent adult abuse training.
Changed since by amendment S-3175; see Amendments.
House subcommittee
Named February 26, 2019. On March 5, 2019 it recommended amendment and passage.
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