HB 1565 Summary

• Requires hotline supervisors to ensure that referrals alleging abuse or neglect by non-caretakers are immediately reported in writing to law enforcement before being screened out, and mandates the Department of Human Services maintain records of all such transmissions.

• Directs the Department to electronically record all hotline referrals and securely retain recordings for 12 months, with confidentiality protections and redaction of reporter identity unless court-ordered otherwise.

• Requires school employees to report suspected abuse or neglect of students under 18 to both the Department hotline and local law enforcement, with confidentiality protections for reporting employees.

• Mandates health care professionals report infants testing positive for alcohol or controlled substances, including those diagnosed with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

• Becomes effective November 1, 2025.