TITLE 39

HEALTH AND SAFETY

CHAPTER 53

ADULT ABUSE, NEGLECT AND EXPLOITATION ACT

39-5306.   services. (1) If there is substantiated maltreatment of a vulnerable adult, the commission or provider has the responsibility to assist the adult in obtaining available services.

(2)  If the commission or provider develops a protective action plan of supportive services for the vulnerable adult, the plan shall provide for appropriate supportive services available to the vulnerable adult that are least restrictive to personal freedom and shall provide encouragement for client self-determination and continuity of care.

(3)  If the vulnerable adult does not consent to the receipt of reasonable and necessary supportive services, or if the vulnerable adult withdraws consent, services shall not be provided or continued.

(4)  If a report is unsubstantiated, the commission or provider may assist the vulnerable adult or the vulnerable adult’s caregiver with prevention services.

History:

[(39-5306) 1982, ch. 286, sec. 2, p. 734; am. and redesig. 1991, ch. 329, sec. 8, p. 852; am. 1996, ch. 78, sec. 5, p. 250; am. 1998, ch. 308, sec. 7, p. 1024; am. 2019, ch. 43, sec. 6, p. 120; am. 2023, ch. 158, sec. 7, p. 433.]