For sexual abuse by a child against another child, who must be notified and when?

• A. To Licensing As soon as you become aware of it. To Parents Immediately after ensuring the safety of the child. Not to law enforcement.
• B. To Law Enforcement immediately. To Licensing within 1 hour. To Parents within 24 hours.
• C. To Parents within 24 hours. To Licensing within 24 hours. Not to Law Enforcement.
• D. To Licensing within 72 hours. To Parents after 72 hours. To Law Enforcement never.

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is how a licensed child-placing agency must handle reporting when a child harms another child. The priority is to act quickly to protect the children and get the right parties involved through the proper channels.

Notify licensing as soon as you become aware of the incident. This ensures the regulatory body is informed immediately so they can oversee the situation, ensure proper investigation, and make sure the agency complies with reporting requirements. After you have taken steps to ensure the safety of the child who was harmed and any other safety measures, inform the parents right away. Keeping families in the loop promptly supports transparency and coordination for the child’s welfare and the placement.

Law enforcement is not designated here as the required notification in this specific scenario, according to the stated policy, though separate circumstances or policies may call for law enforcement involvement. Other options that direct different timelines or different recipients (or mandatory law enforcement or delaying notifications) do not align with this as stated.