049-2 Wyo. Code R. § 2-4
(a) The assessment process by the Department shall begin within twenty-four (24) hours of the intake of a report of abuse, neglect, exploitation, intimidation, abandonment or self-neglect.
(b) The caseworker shall review the initial intake report and confirm the accuracy of the information contained in the report with the reporter, when possible.
(c) The caseworker shall take all reasonable steps to make in person contact within three (3) calendar days. A risk assessment may be done with the first twenty-four (24) hours of report.
(d) Based on information obtained at intake, the caseworker may seek assistance in the initial assessment by outside persons or agencies such as, but not limited to:
(e) If a caregiver, family or individual refuses to allow contact with the vulnerable adult or is not cooperative, the case may be reassigned to the investigation track. Law enforcement agency assistance may be requested and an injunction may be filed to gain access, if necessary.
(f) During the initial in-person interview with the vulnerable adult and/or caregiver, family, or individual, the caseworker shall inform them that:
(g) The caseworker may make collateral contacts for the purpose of assessing the safety of the vulnerable adult and clarifying or establishing the credibility of the report. When determining if collateral contacts should be made, the caseworker shall weigh:
(h) Reports in the assessment track can be reassigned to the Investigation Track as new or additional information is obtained and reviewed.
(i) The caseworker shall develop an action plan of intervention and referral services for the vulnerable adult that will contain necessary actions to provide for the safety and well being of the vulnerable adult.
(j) Protective services shall be furnished by the Department within three (3) days from the time the report or notice is received by the Department and with the consent of the vulnerable adult,
(k) Court-ordered injunction(s). When a vulnerable adult needs protective-services and the caregiver, family, or individual refuses to allow the provision of those services, the Department, through the Office of the Attorney General or the district/county attorney, may petition the court for an order pursuant to Wyo. Stat. § 35-20-106 enjoining the caregiver from interfering with the provision of protective/emergency services. If access to the vulnerable adult is denied to law enforcement or the Department seeking to investigate a report of abuse, neglect, exploitation, abandonment, intimidation or self-neglect of a vulnerable adult, the investigator, through the Office of the Attorney General or the district/county attorney, may seek an injunction pursuant to Wyo. Stat. § 35-20-110 to prevent interference with the investigation.
(l) Court-ordered emergency protective services. If an emergency exists and the Department has reasonable cause to believe that a vulnerable adult is at risk for abuse, neglect, self-neglect, exploitation, intimidation or abandonment and lacks the capacity to consent to protective services, the caseworker shall contact the Office of the Attorney General or the district/county attorney to petition the court pursuant to Wyo. Stat. § 35-20-107 for an order for seventy-two (72) hour emergency protective services. Emergency protective services may include the vulnerable adult being placed in the seventy-two (72) hour emergency placement, which may include the vulnerable adult being placed in a hospital or other suitable facility.
(m) If a court places the vulnerable adult in a hospital or other suitable facility or in the seventy-two (72) hours pursuant to a petition for emergency protective services from the Office of the Attorney General or district/county attorney, the Department shall immediately notify the person responsible for the care and custody of the vulnerable adult, if known, of the vulnerable adult's placement. Notification shall not be required if the alleged perpetrator is the person responsible for the care and custody of the vulnerable adult unless the court orders the notification.
(n) Case assessment includes a process of evaluating the vulnerable adult's needs and available services. The caseworker shall refer to those services available from agencies other than the Department which may include, but are not limited to:
(o) All reports assigned to the assessment track shall, within three (3) months of the Department receiving the report, be referred to another agency or closed, unless closure is waived by the District Manager.
049-2 Wyo. Code R. § 2-4