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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety § 10210.502. Reports to department and coroner or medical examiner

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Department.--

(1) Within 48 hours of receipt of a written report under section 501(a)   1 involving sexual abuse, serious injury, serious bodily injury or suspicious death, the agency shall transmit a written report to the department.  Supplemental reports shall be transmitted as they are obtained by the agency.

(2) A report under this subsection shall be made in a manner and on forms prescribed by the department.  The report shall include, at a minimum, that information required to be submitted under section 501.

(b) Coroner or medical examiner.--For a report under section 501(a) concerning the death of a recipient, if there is reasonable cause to suspect that the recipient died as a result of abuse or neglect, the agency shall give the oral report and forward a copy of the written report to the appropriate coroner or medical examiner within 24 hours.

1  35 P.S. § 10210.501.
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