ELIMINATING MANDATED REPORTING OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY BILL
STANCE: OPPOSE
AUTHOR(S)/SPONSOR(S): Assemblymembers Tina McKinnor (D-61) and Buffy Wicks (D-14) and Senator Scott Wiener (D-11)
SUMMARY: Current law requires health care practitioners report to law enforcement if they suspect a patient has suffered domestic violence. There are civil and criminal punishments if they fail to report domestic violence. This bill will remove those reporting requirements and punishments for failing to report, effectively removing current safeguards in law that helps victims of domestic violence get the help and resources they need.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: DEAD-Held in Senate Appropriations Committee on Friday, September 1.
ARTICLES AND RESOURCES:
California Democrats Push Bill to Criminalize Health Care Providers who Report Victims of Abuse to Police (CLICK HERE TO READ)
Bill Aims to Nix California Requirement that Hospitals Report Abuse Suspicions to Police (CLICK HERE TO READ)