Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3485 – Reporting abuse
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1. Immediate report. Subject to the confidentiality provisions of section 3474, subsection 2, paragraph A, when the department receives a report under subchapter 1?A that a person is suspected of abusing, neglecting or exploiting an incapacitated or dependent adult, the department shall immediately report the suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation to the appropriate district attorney’s office, whether or not the department investigates the report.
[PL 2011, c. 291, §5 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3485
- Abuse: includes acts and omissions. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3472
- Adult: means any person who has attained 18 years of age or who is a legally emancipated minor. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3472
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1-A
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Dependent adult: includes , but is not limited to, any of the following:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3472Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other. Exploitation: means the illegal or improper use of an incapacitated or dependent adult or that adult's resources for another's profit or advantage. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3472 Neglect: means a threat to an adult's health or welfare by physical or mental injury or impairment, deprivation of essential needs or lack of protection from these. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3472 Serious harm: means :
2. After investigation. Upon finding evidence indicating that a person has abused, neglected or exploited an incapacitated or dependent adult, resulting in serious harm, the department shall notify the appropriate district attorney or law enforcement agency of that finding.
[PL 2011, c. 291, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 527, §2 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 259, §7 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 183, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 653, §18 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 291, §5 (RPR).