States are no longer required to report on the immunization status of children and pregnant people, according to a Dec. 30 letter from CMS to state health officials.  For 2026, CMS removed four ...

More than 60 years ago, policymakers in Colorado embraced the idea that early intervention could prevent child abuse and save lives. The state's requirement that certain professionals tell officials ...

For institutions and organizations entrusted with the care of children, such as schools, daycares, hospitals, faith-based communities, camps and sports teams, the responsibility to safeguard their ...

Currently, the efficacy of mandatory reporting is being called into question. Some of the criticisms and concerns that have been expressed regarding CAPTA (the 1974 Child Abuse Prevention and ...

California is one of only several states — along with Nebraska and North Dakota — that explicitly require doctors and nurses to make police reports of adult domestic violence-related injuries, even ...

The criminal charges against two Aberdeen educators for failing to report rape allegations hinge on Maryland’s mandatory reporting laws — rules intended to protect vulnerable people by ensuring that ...