A published appeals court decision that an emergency room doctor must stand trial for not telling child welfare authorities that a 2-year-old ingested cologne is making heads turn.
The obligation to report possible abuse or neglect to the Division of Youth and Family Services “does not require the potential reporter to possess the quantum of proof necessary for an administrative or judicial finding,” the Appellate Division said in reversing a summary judgment dismissal of the complaint in L.A. v. DYFS, A-2726-11.
