Massachusetts
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: 1-800-792-5200 + mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-department-of-children-families/locations?_page=1.
This document created by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Dept of Health and Human Services is meant to help organizations request information about Department of Children and Families (DCF) records of child abuse. It should be used to screen candidates for potential hire. The document requires information about the person you are requesting information about, most of which should be included in the application process. This form can help in screening new employees.
The Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC) protects adults with disabilities ages 18 through 59 from abuse or neglect by their caregivers through investigations, oversight, public awareness and prevention. The DPPC is required to maintain a registry of care providers against whom the [DPPC] has made a substantiated finding of registrable abuse.
The DPPC Abuser Registry is intended to protect individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (“I/DD”) by barring care providers who have a substantiated finding of registrable abuse from working with other persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
If you are an employer who runs a program that is licensed, contracted, or funded by DDS, please submit the DPPC Employer Access Authorization Form (DOCX) and send it to the DPPC by email to DPPCRegistry@mass.gov. The DPPC may also request documentation to confirm that you meet the definition of employer pursuant to M.G.L. c.19C (ex. DDS contract, DDS funding agreement, etc.).
