§ 14-3-206 — Child abuse or neglect; written report; statewide reporting center; documentation and examination; costs and admissibility thereof

(a) Reports of child abuse or neglect or of suspected
child abuse or neglect made to the local child protective agency
or local law enforcement agency shall be:
(i) Conveyed immediately by the agency receiving the
report to the appropriate local child protective agency or local
law enforcement agency and, if the person responsible for the
welfare of a child is a member of the armed forces or if the
child is enrolled in the defense enrollment eligibility
reporting system of the United States department of defense, to
the state judge advocate for the Wyoming military department.
The agencies shall continue cooperating and coordinating with
each other during the assessment or investigation; and
(ii) Followed by a written report by the receiving
agency confirming or not confirming the facts reported. The
report shall provide to law enforcement, the local child
protective agency and the state judge advocate for the Wyoming
military department when appropriate, the following, to the
extent available:
(A) The name, age and address of the child;
(B) The name and address of any person
responsible for the child's care;
(C) The nature and extent of the child's
condition;
(D) The basis of the reporter's knowledge;
(E) The names and conditions of any other
children relevant to the report;
(F) Any evidence of previous injuries to the
child;
(G) Photographs, videos and x-rays with the
identification of the person who created the evidence and the
date the evidence was created; and
(H) Any other relevant information.
(b) The state agency may establish and maintain a
statewide reporting center to receive reports of child abuse or
neglect on a twenty-four (24) hour, seven (7) day week, toll
free telephone number. Upon establishment of the service, all
reports of child abuse or neglect may be made to the center
which shall transfer the reports to the appropriate local child
protective agency.
(c) Any person investigating, examining or treating
suspected child abuse or neglect may document evidence of child
abuse or neglect to the extent allowed by law by having
photographs taken or causing x-rays to be made of the areas of
trauma visible on a child who is the subject of the report or
who is subject to a report. The reasonable cost of the
photographs or x-rays shall be reimbursed by the appropriate
local child protective agency. All photographs, x-rays or copies
thereof shall be sent to the local child protective agency,
admissible as evidence in any civil proceeding relating to child
abuse or neglect, and shall state:
(i) The name of the subject;
(ii) The name, address and telephone number of the
person taking the photographs or x-rays; and
(iii) The date and place they were taken.
(d) Any physician, physician's assistant or nurse
practitioner examining a child and finding reasonable cause to
believe the child is a victim of child abuse or neglect and
having reasonable cause to believe that other children residing
in the same home may also be a victim of child abuse or neglect
shall report to law enforcement the results of the examination
and facts supporting reasonable cause with respect to the other
child or children. Law enforcement may then bring any other
child residing in the same home to a physician, physician's
assistant or nurse practitioner for examination. The
examination shall take place within twenty-four (24) hours. Any
physician, physician's assistant, nurse practitioner or law
enforcement officer denied access to a child for the purposes of
examination under this subsection may seek an appropriate court
order by ex parte proceedings or other appropriate proceedings
to provide for the examination. After receiving the timely
results of the examination, the examining physician, physician's
assistant, nurse practitioner or law enforcement officer shall
consider whether temporary protective custody is necessary under
W.S. 14-3-405.