Amends the definition of "child abuse or neglect" to clarify that failure to provide certain needs constitutes abuse only if the caregiver is.

The bill amends the definition of "child abuse or neglect" to specify that the failure to provide certain needs to a child constitutes abuse or neglect only if the person or entity responsible for the child's care is financially able to provide and fails to do so or is offered financial or other reasonable means to provide and fails to accept these offers. The bill clarifies that poverty alone does not fall within the definition of "child abuse or neglect." The definition includes acts or omissions that result in harm or substantial risk of harm to the child's physical or psychological health.

Amends the definition of "child abuse or neglect" to clarify that failure to provide certain needs constitutes abuse only if the caregiver is.

The bill amends the definition of "child abuse or neglect" to specify that the failure to provide certain needs to a child constitutes abuse or neglect only if the person or entity responsible for the child's care is financially able to provide and fails to do so or is offered financial or other reasonable means to provide and fails to accept these offers. The bill clarifies that poverty alone does not fall within the definition of "child abuse or neglect." The definition includes acts or omissions that result in harm or substantial risk of harm to the child's physical or psychological health.