Utah Code § 26B-6-212

Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session

Section 26B-6-212 - 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, city attorneys, the Division of Professional Licensing, 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, or that adult's attorney or legal guardian; and

(ii) a person identified in a report as having abused, neglected, or exploited a vulnerable adult, 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 or assessment of an adult protection case file;

(ii) a multidisciplinary team approved by the division to assist Adult Protective Services in 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, when in the opinion of the division, that information will assist in the protection of, or provide other benefits to, the victim;

(iv) a licensing authority for a facility, program, or person providing care to a victim named in a report; and

(v) legally authorized protection and advocacy agencies when they represent a victim or have been requested by the division to assist on a case, including:

(A) the Office of Public Guardian, created in Section 26B-6-302; and

(B) the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, created in Section 26B-2-303.

Utah Code § 26B-6-212

Renumbered from § 62A-3-312 and amended by Chapter 308, 2023 General Session ,§ 145, eff. 5/3/2023.

Amended by Chapter 415, 2022 General Session ,§ 109, eff. 5/4/2022.

Amended by Chapter 176, 2017 General Session ,§ 4, eff. 5/9/2017.

Amended by Chapter 245, 2014 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/13/2014.

Amended by Chapter 91, 2008 General Session
Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session