Health Care Provider Mandatory Reporting of Domestic Violence to Law Enforcement in San Francisco
Health Care Provider Mandatory Reporting of Domestic Violence to Law Enforcement in San Francisco
California Penal Code section 11160 requires health care practitioners who provide medical services for a wound or physical injury inflicted as result of assaultive or abusive conduct, or by means of a firearm, to report that incident by phone, and in writing, to local law enforcement.
San Francisco County has developed a local form and protocols on how health care providers should report these incidents, and how the San Francisco Police Department will respond.
Health Care Providers:
Use this form to report Suspicious Injury Report, Cal OES 2-920 and San Francisco Supplement
View this flow chart to understand the system flow
Special Victims Unit Protocol Upon Receiving a Health Care Provider Suspicious Injury Report
Fact Sheet for Patients on Mandatory Reporting of Suspicious Injuries