A chart summarizing certain mandatory reporting requirements for North Carolina health care providers who serve minors (people under age 18).
The information provided in this chart is not a comprehensive treatment of all reporting requirements under North Carolina or federal law (for example, please see G.S. 108A, Art. 6 for information on reporting abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a disabled adult). Please note: some situations may trigger a requirement to make a report to both DSS and law enforcement. When this occurs, a person cannot make a report to just one agency (e.g., reporting to DSS, but not law enforcement) in satisfaction of their total reporting duties; instead, reports to both agencies must be made. Additionally, terms such as “abuse,” “neglect,” “serious physical injury,” etc. have specific meanings under North Carolina law. Definitions of key terms, as well as more information about how quickly reports must be made and what information must be included in a report, can be found by reading the relevant statutes.
