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Kansas Child Abuse Laws
More Information on Child Abuse Laws
| Code Section | 38-1501, et seq. |
| What Constitutes Abuse | Infliction of mental, physical, or emotional injury causing deterioration of child including negligent treatment, maltreatment, or exploitation to the extent the child's health or emotional well-being is endangered; includes sexual abuse |
| Mandatory Reporting Required By | Person licensed to practice healing arts or dentistry, law enforcement personnel, psychologists, nurses, family/marriage therapists, school teachers or administrators, child care workers, social workers, EMS personnel, firefighters, appointed mediators |
| Basis of Report of Abuse/neglect | Reasonably suspects child has been injured as a result of physical, mental, or emotional abuse or neglect or sexual abuse |
| To Whom Reported | Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services or law enforcement agency |
| Penalty for Failure to Report or False Reporting | Willful and knowing failure to report or prevention or interference with reporting: Class B misdemeanor |
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