23 Pa.C.S. § 9 Department of Public Welfare study.
The Department of Public Welfare shall study the advisability of the adoption of a protocol for the screening of anonymous referrals of suspected child abuse which might include requiring some corroboration of the alleged abuse prior to the commencement of an appropriate investigation under 23 Pa.C.S. The Department of Public Welfare shall report its conclusions and recommendations to the General Assembly regarding anonymous referrals no later than June 1, 1996. References in Text. The Department of Public Welfare, referred to in this section, was redesignated as the Department of Human Services by Act 132 of 2014.
Explanatory Note. Act 151 amended or added sections 6302 and 6303, the heading of Subchapter B of Chapter 63, sections 6311, 6313, 6314, 6315, 6316, 6317, 6318, 6331, 6332, 6333, 6334, 6335, 6336, 6337, 6338, 6339, 6340, 6341, 6343, 6344, 6345, 6346, 6347 and 6349, Subchapters C.1 and C.2 and sections 6361, 6362, 6363, 6364, 6365, 6366, 6367, 6368, 6369, 6370, 6371, 6372, 6373, 6374, 6375, 6376, 6377, 6378, 6381, 6382, 6383 and 6385 of Title 23.