New Jersey Statutes 52:27D-410. Access for reporting abuse, neglect, exploitation; evaluation
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:27D-410
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
b. The county adult protective services provider upon receiving a report that a vulnerable adult is being or has been the subject of abuse, neglect or exploitation, shall initiate a prompt and thorough evaluation of the report within 72 hours.
c. If the county adult protective services provider is prevented from conducting an evaluation of a report of abuse, neglect or exploitation, the county adult protective services provider may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for an order to conduct the evaluation.
d. An evaluation conducted pursuant to this act shall be conducted by a person with appropriate training and experience as set forth by regulation. The evaluation shall be based upon a visit with the vulnerable adult about whom the report was made and upon consultation with others who have knowledge of the particular case to determine whether protective services are needed and what action, if any, is required.
e. Records of public agencies, private organizations, banks and other financial institutions, medical institutions and practitioners, which the county director or his designee reasonably believes to be necessary to complete the evaluation, shall be made available to the county adult protective services provider.
L.1993,c.249,s.5.