Table 1.

The Specification of “Medical” and “Dental” Terms in the Definition of Child Neglect for 51 United States Jurisdictions

Jurisdiction	Citation	Specific Term
		Medical	Dental
AL	Ala. Code § 26–14-1(1)-(3)	✔
AK	Alaska Stat. § 47.17.290	✔
AZ	Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 8–201	✔
AR	Ark. Code § 12–18-108	✔
CA	Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 300	✔
CO	Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 10–1-103 and 19–3-102	✔
CT	Con. Gen. Stat. § 46b-120
DE	Del. Code tit. 16, § 902; Del. Code tit. 10, § 901	✔
DC	D.C. Code § 16–2301	✔
FL	Fla. Stat. § 39.01	✔
GA	Ga. Code Ann. § 19–7-5(b)
HI	Haw. Rev. Stat. § 350–1	✔
ID	Idaho Code Ann. § 16–1602	✔
IL	325 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 5/3	✔
IN	Ind. Code §§ 31–34-1–1, 9, 10, and 11	✔
IA	Iowa Code § 232.68	✔
KS	Kan. Stat. Ann. § 38–2202	✔
KY	Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 600.020	✔
LA	La. Ch.C. art. 603	✔
ME	Me. Stat. tit. 22, § 4002	✔
MD	Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law § 5–701
MA	110 CMR 2.00	✔
MI	Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.622	✔
MN	Minn. Stat. § 626.556, Subd. 2	✔
MS	Miss. Code Ann. § 43–21-105	✔
MO	Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.110	✔
MT	Mont. Code Ann. § 41–3-102	✔
NE	Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28–710
NV	Nev. Rev. Stat. § 431B.140	✔
NH	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 169-C: 3
NJ	N.J. Rev. Stat. § 3A:51–7.1	✔	✔
NM	N.M. Stat. § 32A-4–2	✔
NY	18 NYCRR 433.2	✔	✔
NC	N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-101	✔
ND	N.D. Cent. Code §§ 50–25.1–02; 27–20-01.
OH	Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.03(A)	✔
OK	Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 1–2-105	✔	✔
OR	OAR 407–045-0887	✔	✔
PA	23 Pa.C.S. § 6301–6385	✔	✔
RI	40 R.I. Gen L § 40–11-2	✔
SC	S.C. Code Ann. § 63–7-20	✔
SD	S.D. Codified Laws § 26–8A-2	✔
TN	Tenn. Code Ann. § 37–1-102	✔
TX	Tex. Fam. Code § 261.001	✔
UT	Utah Code § 78A-6–105	✔	✔
VT	Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 33, § 4912	✔
VA	22VAC40–705-30; Va. Code Ann. § 63.2–100	✔	✔
WA	Wash. Rev. Code § 26.44.020; Wash Rev. Code § 9A.42.100	✔
WV	W. Va. Code § 49–1-201	✔
WI	Wis. Adm. Code DHS § 88.02	✔	✔
WY	Wyo. Stat. Ann., § 14–3-202	✔
Total		88%	16%