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Reports of Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults > REPORTS OF ABUSE OF VULNERABLE ADULTS
Short Summary
The provided legal document content covers various aspects related to the protection of vulnerable adults in Vermont. It includes documents governing access to criminal records, access to financial information, interference with protective services, public education and disclosure of rights and duties, handling of reports of abuse, neglect, and exploitation, investigation of reports of abuse, neglect, and exploitation, notification of death resulting from abuse or neglect, protection against retaliation, reporting of abuse, neglect, and exploitation, reporting of suspected abuse, neglect, and exploitation, purpose of protecting vulnerable adults, reporting of abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and annual reporting of adult protective services activities. These documents apply to a wide range of individuals and entities, including the Commissioner, employers, persons or organizations serving vulnerable adults, Commissioners of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living, of Health, and of Mental Health or their designees, persons who have custody or control of the financial information of a vulnerable adult, caregivers, employees, contractors, grantees of the Agency of Human Services involved in caregiving, healthcare professionals, school personnel, mental health professionals, social workers, personal care providers, law enforcement officers, entities providing nursing or nursing-related services, individuals required to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults, and the Department of Human Services. The documents outline various obligations, procedures, and protections related to the reporting, investigation, and handling of abuse, neglect, and exploitation cases involving vulnerable adults. Specific penalties for non-compliance or violation are mentioned in some documents, while others do not specify any penalties.
Whom does it apply to?
Commissioner, employers, persons or organizations serving vulnerable adults, Commissioners of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living, of Health, and of Mental Health or their designees, persons who have custody or control of the financial information of a vulnerable adult, caregivers, employees, contractors, grantees of the Agency of Human Services involved in caregiving, healthcare professionals, school personnel, mental health professionals, social workers, personal care providers, law enforcement officers, entities providing nursing or nursing-related services, individuals required to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults, Department of Human Services
What does it govern?
Access to criminal records, access to financial information, interference with protective services, public education and disclosure of rights and duties, handling of reports of abuse, neglect, and exploitation, investigation of reports of abuse, neglect, and exploitation, notification of death resulting from abuse or neglect, protection against retaliation, reporting of abuse, neglect, and exploitation, reporting of suspected abuse, neglect, and exploitation, purpose of protecting vulnerable adults, reporting of abuse, neglect, and exploitation, annual reporting of adult protective services activities
What are exemptions?
No specific exemptions are mentioned in the provided content.
What are the Penalties?
Violations of the provision regarding access to criminal records may result in a fine of up to $500.00. Violation of the provision regarding the handling of reports of abuse, neglect, and exploitation may result in a fine of up to $500.00. The penalties for non-compliance or violation of the other documents' provisions are not specified in the provided content.
Jurisdiction
Vermont