Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Mandatory Reporting

A legal requirement that designated types of information acquired by professionals or institutions in the course of their work be reported to appropriate authorities.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A legal requirement that designated types of information acquired by professionals or institutions in the course of their work be reported to appropriate authorities.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Reporting, Mandatory
  • Abuse Reporting
  • Reporting, Abuse

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings ethics, history.

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History Note

97

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Previous Indexing

  • Child Abuse/legislation & jurisprudence (1966-1996)
  • Elder Abuse/legislation & jurisprudence (1984-1996)

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  1. I01w.880w.604.583w.080w.134.300w
  2. I01w.880w.604.583w.527w
  3. I01w.880w.604.622.249w
  4. N03w.706.535w.615w
  5. N03w.706.657.249w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mandatory Reporting. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019221. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019221
  2. Mandatory Reporting. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandatory_reporting_worldwide
  3. Mandatory Reporting. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22906699