Legally Mandatory Reporting of Suspected Abuse

Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 12:00 AM - Sunday, July 28, 2024, 11:59 PM, Internet, , MI

This lecture will review the legal requirements for reporting cases of adult abuse, child abuse and human trafficking.

1. Discuss the legal requirements for reporting cases of adult abuse, child abuse and human trafficking.
2. Review the subtle difference between reporting obligations found in the Public Health Code, the Social Welfare Act and the Penal Code.
3. Discuss the process that occurs during investigation of these cases (i.e. Child protective services, law enforcement).
4. Recognize the existence of Beaumont Health policies on these topics.

Beaumont Employees/Affiliated Providers: Free

Non-Beaumont: $30

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.25 hours), AMA PRA Non-Physician (Attendance) (1.25 hours), General Attendance (1.25 hours), APA Psychology CE (1.25 hours), Nursing CE (ANCC) (1.25 hours), Social Work CE (ASWB) (1.25 hours)

In support of improving patient care, Beaumont Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Available Credits

Medicine CME: Beaumont Health designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing CE: Beaumont Health designates this activity for a maximum of 1.25 ANCC contact hours.  Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Psychology CE: Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibly for the content of the programs.

Social Work CE: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Beaumont Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Beaumont Health maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.25 continuing education credits.

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Beaumont Health adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.