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Can you summarize VACV 63.2-1606?
Protection of aged or incapacitated adults; mandated and voluntary reporting
Short Summary
This legal document governs the protection of aged or incapacitated adults and the reporting of suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation. It applies to various individuals, including licensed, certified, or registered health professionals, mental health services providers, emergency medical services providers, guardians or conservators of an adult, persons employed by or contracted with agencies or facilities, persons providing care to adults for compensation, law-enforcement officers, persons who engage in behavior analysis, and financial institution staff. Medical facilities inspectors conducting federal inspection surveys in certified nursing facilities are exempt from immediate reporting. Failure to make a required report or notification may result in civil penalties ranging from $100 to $1,000, determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Whom does it apply to?
Persons specified in subsection A, mental health services providers, emergency medical services providers, guardians or conservators of an adult, persons employed by or contracted with a public or private agency or facility, persons providing care to an adult for compensation, law-enforcement officers, persons who engage in the practice of behavior analysis, and financial institution staff
What does it govern?
Protection of aged or incapacitated adults; mandated and voluntary reporting
What are exemptions?
Medical facilities inspectors of the Department of Health are exempt from reporting suspected abuse immediately while conducting federal inspection surveys in certified nursing facilities
What are the Penalties?
Any person who fails to make a required report or notification pursuant to subsection A shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500 for the first failure and not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for any subsequent failures. Civil penalties under subdivision A 7 shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, in its discretion.
Jurisdiction
Virginia