§ 12-18-302 - Reports by mandated reporters. - Arkansas Statutes

12-18-302. Reports by mandated reporters.

(a) As prescribed under this section, a mandated reporter under this chapter may report child maltreatment or suspected child maltreatment by telephone call, facsimile transmission, or online reporting.

(b) Facsimile transmission and online reporting may be used in nonemergency situations by an identified mandated reporter under this chapter who provides the following contact information:

(1) Name and phone number; and

(2) In the case of online reporting, the email address of the identified mandated reporter under this chapter.

(c) The Child Abuse Hotline shall provide confirmation of the receipt of a facsimile transmission via a return facsimile transmission or via online receipt.

(d) A mandated reporter under this chapter who wishes to remain anonymous shall make a report through the Child Abuse Hotline toll-free telephone system.