Mandated reporters

Persons required to report suspected abuse and neglect include the following:

• Physicians
• Coroners
• Medical examiners
• Nurses
• Dentists
• Chiropractors
• Optometrists
• Acupuncturists
• A medical or mental health professional
• Social workers
• Marriage & family therapists
• Professional counselors
• Public assistance workers, including a financial & employment planner, as defined in s.49.141(1) (d), Stats.
• School teachers
• School administrators
• School counselors
• Mediators under s.767.11, Stats.
• Child-care workers in a day care center, group home, as described in s.48.625(1m), Stats. (a "second chance home"), or residential care center for children and youth
• Day care providers
• Alcohol or other drug abuse counselors
• Member of the treatment staff employed by or working under contract with a county department under s. 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437, Stats., or a residential care center for children and youth
• Physical therapists
• Physical therapist assistants
• Occupational therapists
• Dietitians
• Speech-language pathologists
• Audiologists
• Emergency medical technicians
• First responders
• Police and law enforcement officers
• Court-appointed special advocates (CASA)

For more information, visit Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Mandated Reporters.