Mandatory Reporters

There are a few things to point out about mandatory reporters. “Caregiver” here means anyone who is an identified caregiver. This could be a paid caregiver, a volunteer, or someone in the family who has identified themselves as a caregiver. For instance, if you are the son or daughter of the person you care for and have called agencies in town to arrange for assistance then you have identified yourself as the “caregiver” of your parent. If, however, there was another sibling who lived out-of-state and had nothing to do with the parent, they would not be an identified “caregiver.”

Let’s also point out who is missing on this list of mandatory reporters. Teachers are not on this list. In any school district students may remain a student in a public school until the age of 22. Students who turn 22 during the school year are allowed to complete the year. The other profession missing are bank tellers from banking institutions. So that means that bank tellers, who often see a lot of financial exploitation are not required to report this. This does not mean that reports cannot be provided it just means that they are not mandated reporters.