RDHs must take updated Child Abuse Course by April1, 2025
Child abuse and maltreatment training to apply initially for licensure or for a limited permit (Education Law, Section 6507(3)(a)). Since September 1, 1990, programs registered by New York State that lead to such licensure or certification have been required to include the 2-hour child abuse training. A 2021 amendment to Social Services Law § 413 to requires additional training for mandated reporters, including dental hygienists and including those who have previously undergone the current training, to complete an updated training curriculum by April 1, 2025. The new coursework involves protocols to reduce implicit bias in decision-making processes, strategies for identifying adverse childhood experiences, and guidelines to assist in recognizing signs of abuse or maltreatment while interacting virtuallywithin the NYS Mandated Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment/Neglect coursework. Read more. List of Approved Training Providers