Section 26B-6-202 - Purpose of Adult Protective Services ProgramSubject to the rules made by the division under Section 26B-6-110, Adult Protective Services:
(1) shall investigate or cause to be investigated reports of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults;(2) shall, where appropriate, provide short-term, limited protective services with the permission of the affected vulnerable adult or the guardian or conservator of the vulnerable adult;(3) shall, subject to Section 26B-6-217, provide emergency protective services; and(4) may make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and develop procedures and policies relating to: (a) reporting and investigating incidents of abuse, neglect, or exploitation; and(b) providing protective services to the extent that funds are appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose.Renumbered from § 62A-3-302 and amended by Chapter 308, 2023 General Session ,§ 135, eff. 5/3/2023.Amended by Chapter 176, 2017 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/9/2017.Amended by Chapter 91, 2008 General Session.