Terms Used In N.Y. Social Services Law 414

  • maltreated child: includes a child under eighteen years of age : (a) defined as a neglected child by the family court act, or (b) who has had serious physical injury inflicted upon him or her by other than accidental means;
    N.Y. Social Services Law 412

In addition to those persons and officials required to report suspected child abuse or maltreatment, any person may make such a report if such person has reasonable cause to suspect that a child is an abused or maltreated child.