62A-3-312 - Access to information in database.
62A-3-312. Access to information in database.
The database and the adult protection case file:
(1) shall be made available to law enforcement agencies, the attorney general's office,and county or district attorney's offices;
(2) shall be released as required under Subsection 63G-2-202(4)(c); and
(3) may be made available, at the discretion of the division, to:
(a) subjects of a report as follows:
(i) a vulnerable adult named in a report as a victim of abuse, neglect, or exploitation, orthat adult's attorney or legal guardian; and
(ii) a person identified in a report as having abused, neglected, or exploited a vulnerableadult, or that person's attorney; and
(b) persons involved in an evaluation or assessment of the vulnerable adult as follows:
(i) an employee or contractor of the department who is responsible for the evaluation orassessment of an adult protection case file;
(ii) a multidisciplinary team approved by the division to assist Adult Protective Servicesin the evaluation, assessment, and disposition of a vulnerable adult case;
(iii) an authorized person or agency providing services to, or responsible for, the care,treatment, assessment, or supervision of a vulnerable adult named in the report as a victim, whenin the opinion of the division, that information will assist in the protection of, or provide otherbenefits to, the victim;
(iv) a licensing authority for a facility, program, or person providing care to a victimnamed in a report; and
(v) legally authorized protection and advocacy agencies when they represent a victim orhave been requested by the division to assist on a case, including:
(A) the Office of Public Guardian, created in Section 62A-14-103; and
(B) the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, created in Section 62A-3-203.
Amended by Chapter 91, 2008 General Session
Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session