A bill to establish an agency for the prevention of child abuse in the District of Columbia.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Declares it to be the purpose of this Act to provide for the protection of abused and neglected children in the District of Columbia. Title I: Child Abuse Prevention - Establishes as an independent agency of the government of the District of Columbia a Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, headed by a Director appointed by the Commissioner of the District of Columbia. Enumerates the duties of the Director, including to establish, as a part of the Center: (1) at least one multidisciplinary team of experts to treat cases of child abuse and neglect; (2) an Office of General Counsel to provide legal counsel and research on the cases; and (3) a confidential, central registry of all cases of alleged child abuse or neglect, providing for the expunging and sealing of such reports under specified circumstances. Title II: Reporting Child Abuse or Neglect - Provides that any medical personnel and specified persons in child care in the District of Columbia, having reasonable cause to believe a child has had physical or sexual abuses inflicted by other than accidental means or is neglected, shall report such injury or harm to a specially designated unit of the Metropolitan Police force or t…