Delaware
Mandated reporters are individuals who are legally required to report known or suspected abuse and neglect of vulnerable populations to state and/or local authorities. Laws surrounding mandated reporting vary from state-to-state so please ensure your familiarity with your state's laws regarding individuals who are required to report known or suspected abuse and neglect.
Links
- State regulation.
- State training and resources.
- Abuse hotline: 1-800-292-9582.
The check provides information as to whether or not a person is listed as active on the child protection registry as a perpetrator in substantiated cases of child abuse and/or neglect at the time of the request. The listing of a person’s name on the child protection registry is based on a civil finding of abuse, neglect, or a combination of both. Persons are listed on the registry for a fixed period of time depending on the substantiation level. When the time is over, the person is no longer reported as listed. Some persons have multiple substantiation levels.
The Division of Long Term Care Residents Protection maintains a listing of all persons in the State of Delaware who have a substantiated case of abuse, neglect, mistreatment, and/or financial exploitation in their backgrounds. State of Delaware law requires that all long term care facilities check this Registry before hiring any new employee.
Private Citizens can also check the Adult Abuse Registry when hiring a health care worker in a private home setting.
The listing of a person's name on the Registry is based on a civil finding of abuse, neglect, mistreatment, financial exploitation, or a combination of those findings. It is not a criminal finding. Individuals are placed on the Registry for a fixed period of time. When that time runs, the sanction is over and the name is removed. Some individuals are listed more than once for multiple findings stemming from a single incident.
A listing of ""Substantiated Pending Appeal"" means that the person listed either has filed an appeal to challenge the listing, or still has time in which to do so. Otherwise the listing is ""Substantiated,"" meaning that the listing has been finalized after an appeal, or that no appeal was requested within the time permitted.
