HI HB700

Expands the definition of "child abuse or neglect" to apply to acts or omissions by any person or legal entity, removing previous restrictions limiting it to those related to, residing with, or responsible for the child's care.

Changes the mandatory reporting threshold for specified professionals from "reason to believe" to "a reasonable suspicion" that child abuse or neglect has occurred or may occur in the reasonably foreseeable future.

Requires medical personnel (physicians, osteopathic physicians, physician assistants, and surgeons) to report injuries reasonably believed to be caused by violence, sustained in suspicious or unusual manner, including injuries from labor trafficking and prostitution.

Adds definitions for "chief of police," "prostitution," and "victim" to Section 453-14 regarding medical reporting requirements.

Establishes that physician-patient privilege applies to confidential communications for diagnosis or treatment but does not protect the physician's observations of the patient in reporting cases.