In Washington state, mandated reporters include:
- Medical practitioners (licensed health service providers, including: podiatrists, optometrists, chiropractors, registered or licensed nurse, dentists, osteopaths, surgeons, physicians and religious healing practitioners.
- Professional school personnel (including, but not limited to, teachers, counselors, administrators, child care facility personnel and school nurses).
- “Social services counselor” (anyone engaged in a professional capacity during the regular course of employment in encouraging or promoting the health, welfare, support or education of children, or providing social services to adults or families, including mental health, drug and alcohol treatment, and domestic violence programs).
- Coroners, medical examiners and licensed pathologists.
- Registered pharmacists.
- Licensed or certified child care providers or their employees.
- Department of Social and Health Services employees.
- Juvenile probation officers.
- Law enforcement.
- Department of Corrections employees who become aware of possible child abuse or neglect during the course of their employment.
- Staff of responsible living skills programs or HOPE centers.
- Staff or volunteers in the state Family and Children’s Ombudsman Office.
- Any adult who resides with a child suspected to have suffered severe abuse.