(1) A child care worker or foster care worker;
(2) A coroner;
(3)
A day care center worker;
(4)
A dentist;
(5) A dental hygienist;
(6) A domestic abuse advocate;
(7) A domestic violence shelter employee;
(8) A domestic violence shelter volunteer;
(9) An employee of the Department of Human Services;
(10)
An employee working under contract for the Division
of Youth Services of the Department of Human Services;
(11) A foster parent;
(12)
A judge;
(13)
A law enforcement official;
(14) A licensed nurse;
(15)
Medical personnel who may be engaged in the admission,
examination, care, or treatment of persons;
(16)
A mental health professional;
(17)
An osteopath;
(18)
A peace officer;
(19) A physician;
(20) A prosecuting attorney;
(21) A resident intern;
(22)
A school counselor;
(23) A school official;
(24)
A social worker;
(25)
A surgeon;
(26)
A teacher;
(27)
A court-appointed special advocate program staff member
or volunteer;
(28) A juvenile intake or probation officer;
(29)
A clergy member, which includes a minister, priest,
rabbi, accredited Christian Science practitioner, or
other similar functionary of a religious organization,
or an individual reasonably believed to be so by the
person consulting him or her, except to the extent the
clergy member:
(30) An employee of a child advocacy center or a child
safety center;
(31)
An attorney ad litem in the course of his or her duties
as an attorney ad litem;
(32)(A)
A sexual abuse advocate or sexual abuse volunteer who
works with a victim of sexual abuse as an employee of
a community-based victim service or mental health agency
such as Safe Places, United Family Services, or Centers
for Youth and Families.
(33)
A rape crisis advocate or rape crisis volunteer;
(34)(A)
A child abuse advocate or child abuse volunteer who
works with a child victim of abuse or maltreatment as
an employee of a community-based victim service or a
mental health agency such as Safe Places, United Family
Services, or Centers for Youth and Families.
(2)
A school, Head Start program, or day care facility shall
not prohibit an employee or a volunteer from directly
reporting child maltreatment to the Child Abuse Hotline.
(3)
A school, Head Start program, or day care facility shall
not require an employee or a volunteer to obtain permission
or notify any person, including an employee or a supervisor,
before reporting child maltreatment to the Child Abuse
Hotline.
