Mandatory Reporting
This page contains information about Idaho State University's Mandatory Reporting Policies.
Am I a Mandatory Reporter?
Yes! ISU employees are generally considered mandatory reporters when any ISU community member (such as staff, faculty, or students) comes to you with potentially reportable information.
Here are some things to note:
- If you have legally authorized confidentiality based on your licensure and role at the University, when acting in a client/patient-provider capacity you do not have to report.
- If you have legally authorized confidentiality based on your licensure and role at the University and are not acting as a provider, then you must report. For example, if you are a professor who is also a licensed mental health professional, you do not have confidentiality if your student comes to your office hours and reports an incident.
Examples of these roles include: attorneys, mental health professionals, and medical professionals.
When in doubt, seek guidance!
Email us at titleix@isu.edu to request a training for your department on mandatory reporting or other aspects of the University's policy on Equal Opportunity, Harassment, and Non-Discrimination.
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Policies and Definitions
Mandatory Reporter means an employee of the University who is obligated by policy to share knowledge, notice, and/or reports of harassment, discrimination, and/or retaliation with the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX.
ISU has also classified most employees as Mandatory Reporters of any knowledge they have that a member of the community is experiencing harassment, discrimination, and/or retaliation.
For the full text of ISUPP #3100, click here.
ISUPP #3100, Section XV. MANDATORY REPORTER POLICY
A. All university employees (faculty and staff) are required to immediately report actual or suspected discrimination or harassment to the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX. All university employees have a duty to report violations of this policy unless they fall under the “Confidential Employees” designation. Reports should include sufficient information (names, locations, dates, specific facts) to allow the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX to investigate, if necessary.
B. Certain campus officials - those deemed Campus Security Authorities - include student affairs/student conduct staff, Public Safety, coaches, athletic directors, residence life staff, student activities staff, human resources staff, advisors to student organizations, and any other official with significant responsibility for student and campus activities. Individuals may be both Mandatory Reports and Campus Security Authorities. Campus Security Authorities have a duty to report the following for federal statistical reporting purposes (Clery Act)
a. All “primary crimes”, which include homicide, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and arson;
b. Hate crimes, which include any bias-motivated primary crime as well as any bias-motivated larceny or theft, simple assault, intimidation, or destruction/damage/vandalism of property;
c. VAWA - based crimes, which include sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking; and
d. Arrests and referrals for disciplinary action for weapons-related law violations, liquor-related law violations, and drug abuse-related law violations.
C. Employees who work for the Counseling and Testing Center, health care professionals who have a practitioner/client relationship, and faculty in the Health Sciences or Counseling Department(s) who oversee clinical operations involving patients are exempt from the Mandatory Reporter Policy, if violations are identified during the scope of work or are otherwise covered by confidentiality requirements.