a. Any of the following: Any act or failure to act that results in bodily i. Physical abuse: injury to a child or that creates a reasonable likelihood of bodily injury. ii. Any act or failure to act that causes sexual abuse or sexual Sexual abuse: exploitation of a child, or any act or failure to act that creates a likelihood of sexual abuse or sexual exploitation. iii. Any act or failure to act or series of such acts or failures to Psychological abuse: act that causes or substantially contributes to serious mental injury to a child. iv. Repeated, prolonged, or egregious lack of supervision Serious physical neglect: in a manner that is appropriate considering the developmental age and child’s abilities, or the failure to provide a child with adequate essentials of life (i.e., food, shelter, or medical care). Serious physical neglect does not include environmental factors beyond the control of the parent or person responsible for the child. v. Fabricating, pretending, or intentionally exaggerating a medical symptom or disease that results in a harmful medical evaluation or treatment to the child. vii. Any act or failure to act at any time in the past that causes the death of a Death: child. viii. Engaging in any of the following acts: Miscellaneous: a. Kicking, biting, throwing, burning, stabbing, or cutting a child in a manner that endangers the child; b. Unreasonably restraining or confining a child; c. Forcefully shaking, slapping, or striking a child under one year of age; d. Interfering with the breathing of a child; e. Causing a child to be present during the operation of a methamphetamine laboratory under investigation by law enforcement; or f. Leaving a child unsupervised with an individual, other than the parent, child’s who the actor knows or reasonably should have known is registered as a Tier II or Tier III sexual offender, has been determined to be a sexually violent predator, and/or has been determined to be a sexually violent delinquent child.
a. Any of the following: i. Physical abuse: Any act or failure to act that results in bodily injury to a child or that creates a reasonable likelihood of bodily injury. ii. Sexual abuse: Any act or failure to act that causes sexual abuse or sexual exploitation of a child, or any act or failure to act that creates a likelihood of sexual abuse or sexual exploitation. iii. Psychological abuse: Any act or failure to act or series of such acts or failures to act that causes or substantially contributes to serious mental injury to a child. iv. Serious physical neglect: Repeated, prolonged, or egregious lack of supervision in a manner that is appropriate considering the child’s developmental age and abilities, or the failure to provide a child with adequate essentials of life (i.e., food, shelter, or medical care). Serious physical neglect does not include environmental factors beyond the control of the parent or person responsible for the child. v. Fabricating, pretending, or intentionally exaggerating a medical symptom or disease that results in a harmful medical evaluation or treatment to the child. vii. Death: Any act or failure to act at any time in the past that causes the death of a child. viii. Miscellaneous: Engaging in any of the following acts: a. Kicking, biting, throwing, burning, stabbing, or cutting a child in a manner that endangers the child; b. Unreasonably restraining or confining a child; c. Forcefully shaking, slapping, or striking a child under one year of age; d. Interfering with the breathing of a child; e. Causing a child to be present during the operation of a methamphetamine laboratory under investigation by law enforcement; or f. Leaving a child unsupervised with an individual, other than the child’s parent, who the actor knows or reasonably should have known is registered as a Tier II or Tier III sexual offender, has been determined to be a sexually violent predator, and/or has been determined to be a sexually violent delinquent child.
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