Pennsylvania Code (Last Updated: April 5, 2016) |
Title 49. PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS |
PART I. Department of State |
Subpart A. Professional and Occupational Affairs |
Chapter 21. State Board of Nursing |
SubChapter E. CHILD ABUSE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS |
Section 21.507. Noncompliance
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(a) Disciplinary action. An RN, LPN or CRNP who willfully fails to comply with the reporting requirements in § § 25.50225.504 (relating to suspected child abusemandated reporting requirements; photographs, medical tests and X-rays of child subject to report; and suspected death as a result of child abusemandated reporting requirement) will be subject to disciplinary action under section 14 of the Professional Nursing Law (63 P. S. § 224) and section 16 of the Practical Nurse Law (63 P. S. § 666).
(b) Criminal penalties. Under 23 Pa.C.S. § 6319 (relating to penalties for failure to report), an RN, LPN or CRNP who is required to report a case of suspected child abuse who willfully fails to do so commits a summary offense for the first violation and a misdemeanor of the third degree for a second or subsequent violation.