Under Pennsylvania's Child Protective Services Law (23 Pa.C.S. Chapter 63), a mandated reporter who makes an oral report of suspected child abuse to ChildLine must follow it with a written report. The CY 47 is that written report, sent to the Department of Human Services or the county children and youth agency assigned to the case. The Child Welfare Portal offers an electronic alternative.
The mandated reporter, such as a physician, nurse or other health practitioner, completes the whole form: items 1 to 8 and the reporting source block with printed name and signature. No section is completed by the family.
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Report of Suspected Child Abuse
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Within 48 hours of the oral report. A mandated reporter who calls ChildLine must also make a written report to the Department of Human Services or the county agency assigned to the case, and the form's instructions say the CY 47 serves that purpose and may be submitted electronically.
No. Pennsylvania DHS says mandated reporters can make the report electronically through the Child Welfare Portal, and an electronic report there takes the place of both the ChildLine call and the written CY 47. Most mandated reporters now use the portal.
Item 8 offers an 'information unknown' checkbox for each of its safety and risk-factor questions, so a reporter is not expected to know the household's full history. The instructions also allow additional sheets of paper when more space is needed to give the requested information.