Section 33.255. Noncompliance

(a) Disciplinary action. A Board regulated practitioner who willfully fails to comply with the reporting requirements in § 33.250 (relating to suspected child abuse—mandated reporting requirements) will be subject to disciplinary action under section 4.1 of the act (63 P. S. § 123.1).

(b) Criminal penalties. Under 23 Pa.C.S. § 6319 (relating to penalties for failure to report), a Board regulated practitioner 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.

The provisions of this § 33.255 adopted November 8, 1996, effective November 9, 1996, 26 Pa.B. 5410.

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The provisions of this § 33.255 issued under the Child Protective Services Law, 23 Pa.C.S. § 6383(b)(2); and section 3(o) of The Dental Law (63 P. S. § 122(o)).