
California Democrats push bill to criminalize health care providers who report victims of abuse to police
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California Democrats aim to drop law requiring health providers to report potential abuse victims to police. The bill, if passed, would make reporting to police a crime.
If the bill is signed into law, it would criminalize health providers for notifying law enforcement about potential patient victimization, reversing the existing law that makes failure to report a misdemeanor. Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate.
The bill doesn't apply to situations where patients have sustained wounds or physical injuries due to self-inflicted acts, firearm-related incidents, child abuse, sexual assault or elder abuse.
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