Title: Discuss the role of the mandated reporter, as described in the Code of Virginia.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Explaining Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Practice for the Certified Nurse Aide

Discussion must include who is a mandated reporter, what must be reported, to whom, and the penalty for not reporting.

See Protection of aged or incapacitated adults; mandated and voluntary reporting, Section 63.2-1606, Code of Virginia (https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title63.2/chapter16/section63.2-1606/).

Refer to Unit XIV in Nurse Aide Curriculum (https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/media/dhpweb/docs/nursing/forms/education/NurseAide_Ed_Program_Curriculum.doc), Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the consequences of failure to report?
- What is the difference between child protective services (CPS) and adult protective services (APS) within social services?
- Why are CNAs mandated reporters?
- What are the consequences of a CPS or APS complaint against a CNA?
- To whom should a complaint be reported by a mandated reporter?