STATE AND STATUTE: Vermont, 33 Stats. §§ 4911 et seq. (originally enacted in 1981; most recently amended in 2015; all language verified here as of November of 2017)

WHAT IS REPORTABLE "ABUSE": Physical or mental abuse by a child's parent or other person responsible for the child's welfare (includes the child's parent, guardian, foster parent, or person responsible for the child's welfare while in a residential, educational or day care setting, including any staff person); or sexual abuse by any person. [4911 and 4912]