6317 - Mandatory reporting and postmortem investigation of deaths. - Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 6317. Mandatory reporting and postmortem investigation of deaths. A person or official required to report cases of suspected child abuse, including employees of a county agency, who has reasonable cause to suspect that a child died as a result of child abuse shall report that suspicion to the appropriate coroner. The coroner shall accept the report for investigation and shall report his finding to the police, the district attorney, the appropriate county agency and, if the report is made by a hospital, the hospital. (Dec. 16, 1994, P.L.1292, No.151, eff. July 1, 1995) Cross References. Section 6317 is referred to in section 6367 of this title.