To better protect children and the elderly, both vulnerable groups in our society, the Oregon Legislature created a mandatory abuse reporting duty on certain classes of professionals.
Attorneys are now mandatory reporters of both child abuse and elder abuse – but do you know what triggers your reporting duty? Or the key exceptions to this new duty? This CLE will cover the main elements of the reporting statute and highlights the exceptions to the mandatory child and elder abuse reporting duty. The following topics are addressed: mandatory reporters, why mandatory reporting is important, ORS 419B.005, RAC (Reasonable Cause, Abuse & Contact), protecting those that cannot protect themselves, adult abuse in Oregon, financial abuse, neglect, verbal & physical abuse, sexual abuse, common abusers, the duty of confidentiality, privileged information, RPC 1.6(A) & (B), how to report, civil immunity & anonymity, forms of child abuse, reporting old abuse and intention to commit abuse.
Jason Castillo researches diverse legal topics and emerging areas of law to create CLE courses with significant current intellectual content in his position as the Director of Legal Education with Attorney Credits.