Section 35-46-1-13 - Battery, neglect, or exploitation of endangered adult or person with mental or physical disability; failure to report; unlawful disclosure; referrals; retaliation(a) A person who: (1) believes or has reason to believe that an endangered adult or person of any age who has a mental or physical disability is the victim of battery, neglect, or exploitation as prohibited by this chapter or IC 35-42-2-1; and(2) knowingly fails to report the facts supporting that belief to the division of disability and rehabilitative services, the division of aging, the adult protective services unit designated under IC 12-10-3, or a law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over battery, neglect, or exploitation of an endangered adult; commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) An officer or employee of the division or adult protective services unit who unlawfully discloses information contained in the records of the division of aging under IC 12-10-3-12 through IC 12-10-3-15 commits a Class C infraction.(c) A law enforcement agency that receives a report that an endangered adult or person of any age who has a mental or physical disability is or may be a victim of battery, neglect, or exploitation as prohibited by this chapter or IC 35-42-2-1 shall immediately transmit the report to the adult protective services unit designated under IC 12-10-3.(d) An individual who discharges, demotes, transfers, prepares a negative work performance evaluation, reduces benefits, pay, or work privileges, or takes other action to retaliate against an individual who in good faith makes a report under IC 12-10-3-9 concerning an endangered individual commits a Class A infraction.Amended by P.L. 5-2022,SEC. 8, eff. 7/1/2022.Amended by P.L. 238-2015, SEC. 14, eff. 7/1/2015.Amended by P.L. 153-2011, SEC. 19, eff. 7/1/2011.As added by Acts1981 , P.L. 299, SEC.4. Amended by P.L. 185-1984, SEC.4; P.L. 39-1985, SEC.3; P.L. 41-1987, SEC.20; P.L. 42-1987, SEC.14; P.L. 2-1992, SEC.884; P.L. 4-1993, SEC.328; P.L. 5-1993, SEC.335; P.L. 2-1997, SEC.75; P.L. 281-2003, SEC.4; P.L. 141-2006, SEC.112.