Sec. 8.5. (a) A provider shall provide to all employees and volunteers of the provider the written material prepared and made available by the division under subsection (c). (b) An employee or a volunteer of a provider who has reason to believe that a child in the provider's care is a victim of child abuse or neglect shall make a report as required under IC 31-33-5. (c) The division shall do the following: (1) Prepare written material specifying the following: (A) The duty to report known or suspected child abuse or neglect under IC 31-33-5. (B) That knowing failure to make a report required by: (i) IC 31-33-5-1; or
(ii) IC 31-33-5-2; is a Class B misdemeanor under IC 31-33-22-1. (2) Make the written material under subdivision (1) available to providers. As added by P.L.171-2014, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.183-2017, SEC.2; P.L.168-2025, SEC.1.