•A report must be made immediately or as soon as possible by telephone to a police or sheriff’s department, a county probation department, or a county welfare department. The report must include the name of the person making the report, the name of the child, the present location of the child, the nature and extent of the injury, and any other information, including information that led the person to suspect child abuse and other information requested by the child protective services agency.
•The written report must be on a standardized form, which should be available from child protective services agency and must be sent within 36 hours of notice of the abuse. Special forms must be used by physicians who conduct an examination for sexual assault in an acute care hospital. Three forms which are recommended for reporting child abuse cases are as follows:
•“Suspected Child Abuse Report” form SS 8572, which may be obtained from the local child protective services agency.
•“Medical report – Suspected Child Abuse” form DOJ 900, which may be obtained from the local child protective services agency.
•“Medical Report – Suspected Child Sexual Abuse” form OCJP 925, available by calling the office of Criminal Justice Planning at (916) 323-7428, or by writing to OCJP, 1130 K Street, Suite 300, Sacramento CA 95814.