Mandatory Reporting Requirements: The Elderly

Mandatory Reporting Requirements: The Elderly

State Who is required to report? What t iming and procedural requirements apply to reports? Statutory citation(s):

Alabama Physicians;Other practi t ioners of the healing arts;a n dCaregivers

An oral report , ei ther by telephone or otherwise, mustbe made immediately.Written report must follow.

Ala. Code §§ 38-9-2,3 8 - 9 - 8 , 3 8 - 9 - 9 ,3 8 - 9 - 1 0 .

Alaska Physicians or other l icensed health careproviders;Mental health professionals (seedefinition below), including licensedmarital and family therapists;Pharmacists;Administrators or employees ofnursing homes or residential care orhealth care facilities;Guardians or conservators;Police officers;Village public safety officers;Village health aides;Social workers;Members of the clergy;Staff employees of a project funded bythe Department of Administrat ion forthe provision of services to olderAlaskans, the Department of Healthand Social Services, or the Council onDomestic Violence and Sexual Assault;Employees of a personal care or homehealth aide program;Emergency medical technicians ormobile intensive care paramedics;Caregivers of the vulnerable adult (i.e.,ei ther a person who is providing careto a vulnerable adult as a result of afamily relationship, or who hasassumed responsibil i ty for the care of avulnerable adult voluntarily, bycontract , as an employee of a businessthat provides care in an adult’s home,or by court order, or an employee of anout-of-home care faci l i ty who providescare to one or more vulnerable adults);Certif ied nurse aides; andEducators or administrat ive staffmembers of a public or privateeducational inst i tut ion.

The report must be made not la ter than 24 hours af terfirst having cause for the belief of abuse.

Alaska Stat. §§47.24.010, 47.24.130,47.24.900, § 47.30.915.

Arizona Physicians;Physician assistants;Registered nurse practi t ioners;Licensed practical or registered nurses;Certif ied nursing assistants;Emergency medical technicians;Home health providers;Hospital interns or residents;Surgeons;Dentists;Psychologists;Pharmacists;Speech, physical or occupationaltherapis ts ;Long-term care providers;Social workers;Peace officers;Medical examiners;Guardians;Conservators;Developmental disabilit ies providers;Employees of the Department ofEconomic Security;Any person who has responsibil i ty forthe care of a vulnerable adult;Attorneys;Accountants;Trustees;Guardians;Conservators;Any person who has responsibil i ty forpreparing the tax records of avulnerable adult; Any person who has responsibil i ty forany other act ion concerning the use orpreservation of the vulnerable adult’sproper ty .

Reports must be made immediately by telephone oronline.

Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann.§§ 46-451, 46-454; §3 6 - 4 0 1 .

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Arkansas Physicians;Surgeons;Coroners;Dentists;Dental hygienists;Osteopaths ;Resident interns;Nurses;Members of a hospital’s personnel whoare engaged in the administrat ion,examination, care, or treatment ofpersons ;Social workers;Case managers;Home health workers;Mental health professionals;Peace officers;Law enforcement officers;Facili ty administrators and owners;Employees in a facility;Employees of the Department ofHuman Services (with the exception ofan employee working with anombudsman program es tabl i shed bythe Division of Aging and AdultServices of the Department of HumanServices);Firefighters;Emergency medical technicians;Employees of a bank and otherfinancial institutions;Employees of the United States PostalService;Employees or volunteers of a programor organizat ion funded part ial ly orwholly by the Department of HumanServices who enters the home of or hascontact with an elderly person;Persons associated with the care andtreatment of animals , such as animalcontrol off icers and humane societyofficials;Employees who enforce coderequirements for a city, township, ormunicipality; Any clergy member, including withoutlimitation, ministers, priests, rabbis,accredited Christian Sciencepracti t ioners, or any other similarfunctionaries of a religiousorganization, or individuals reasonablybelieved to be a minister, a priest, arabbi, an accredited Christian Sciencepracti t ioner, or any other similarfunctionary of a religious organizationby the person consult ing him or her .An employee working under contractfor, or a contractor of , the Departmentof Human Services when acting withinthe scope of his or her contract oremployment .

A report must be made immediately. Adul t and Long-TermCare Facility ResidentMaltreatment Act, Ark.Code Ann. §§1 2 - 1 2 - 1 7 0 1 t h r o u g h1 2 - 1 2 - 1 7 2 3 .

California Any person who has assumed ful l orintermittent responsibil i ty for the careor custody of an elder or dependentadult , whether or not he or she receivescompensat ion, includingadministrators , supervisors , and anylicensed staff of a public or privatefacility that provides care or servicesfor elder or dependent adul ts ;Any elder or dependent adult carecustodian;A health practi t ioner

Including a physician andsurgeon, psychiatrist ,psychologist , dentist , resident,intern, podiatrist , chiropractor,registered nurse, dental hygienist ,licensed clinical social worker orassociate clinical social worker,marriage and family, therapist , orany other person who is currentlylicensed under Division 2(commencing with Section 500) ofthe Business and ProfessionsCode, any emergency medicaltechnician I or II, paramedic, orperson cer t i f ied pursuant toDivision 2.5 (commencing with

A telephone report or confidential Internet reportingtool report shall be made immediately or as soon aspracticably possible.If the initial report was made by telephone, a writtenreport must be sent , or an Internet report shal l be made,within 2 working days.

If physical abuse occurred in a long-term care facility,except a s tate mental health hospital or a s tatedevelopmental center ,

If the suspected abuse results in serious bodilyinjury: An oral report by telephone shall be madeto the local law enforcement agency immediately(and in no event later than 2 hours after thesuspected abuse), and a writ ten report shall bemade to the local law enforcement agency, thelocal ombudsperson and the correspondinglicensing agency within 2 hours after thesuspected abuse;If the suspected abuse does not resul t in seriousbodily injury: An oral report by telephone shall bemade to the local law enforcement agency within24 hours af ter the suspected abuse and a wri t tenreport shall be made to the local law enforcementagency, the local ombudsperson and thecorresponding l icensing agency within 24 hoursaf ter the abuse; andIf the suspected abuse is caused by a resident with

Elder Abuse andDependent Adult CivilProtection Act, Ca.Welf. & Inst. §§15600 et seq.

Section 1797) of the Health andSafety Code, a psychologicalass is tant regis tered pursuant toSection 2913 of the Business andProfessions Code, a marriage andfamily therapist intern, as definedin subdivision (c) of Section4980.03 of the Business andProfessions Code, or an unlicensedmarriage and family therapistintern registered under Section4980.44 of the Business andProfessions Code, a clinicalcounselor trainee (as defined insubdivision (g) of Section 4999.12of the Business and ProfessionsCode), a clinical counselor internregistered under Section 4999.42of the Business and ProfessionsCode, a state or county publichealth or social service employeewho t reats an elder or a dependentadult for any condition, a coroner,or a substance use disordercounselor.

As used in this section, a“substance use disordercounselor” is a personproviding counseling servicesin an alcoholism or drugabuse recovery andtreatment program l icensed,cert i f ied, or funded underPart 2 (commencing withSection 11760) of Division10.5 of the Health and SafetyCode.

A clergy memberIncluding a priest, minister, rabbi,religious practitioner, or similarfunctionary of a church,synagogue, temple, mosque, orrecognized religiousdenominat ion or organizat ion, butexcluding any unpaid volunteerswhose principal occupation orvocation does not involve active orordained ministry in a church,synagogue, temple, mosque, orrecognized religiousdenominat ion or organizat ion,and who periodically visit elder ordependent adul ts on behalf of thatchurch, synagogue, temple,mosque, or recognized rel igiousdenominat ion or organizat ion.

An employee of a county adultprotective services agency or a local lawenforcement agency;All officers and employees of financialins t i tu t ions are mandated repor ters ofsuspected f inancial abuse; andAny notary public who, in connectionwith providing notary services, hasobserved or has knowledge ofsuspected financial abuse of an elder ordependent adul t i s a mandatoryreporter of suspected f inancial abuse.

a physician’s diagnosis of dementia and there isno serious bodily injury, the reporter shall reportto the local ombudsperson or law enforcementagency by telephone immediately or as soon asreasonably practicable and by writ ten reportwithin 24 hours.

If the abuse occurred in a state mental hospital or astate developmental center and the al leged abuse orneglect resulted in death, sexual assault , an assaultwith a deadly weapon by a nonresident of a statemental hospital or a s tate developmental center , anassault with force likely to produce great bodily injury,an injury to the genitals where the cause isundetermined or a broken bone where the cause of thebreak is undetermined, then the report shal l be madeimmediately (but in any event within 2 hours of theevent) to designated investigators of the StateDepartment of State Hospitals or the State Departmentof Developmental Services and also to the local lawenforcement agency.

Colorado Any of the following, whether paid orunpaid, who observes the mistreatment ofan at-r isk elder or an at-r isk adul t with anintellectual and developmental disabili ty(IDD), or who has reasonable cause tobel ieve that an at-r isk elder or an at-r iskadult with IDD has been mistreated or is atimminent r isk of mistreatment shal l reportsuch fact:

Any person providing health care orheal th-care-related services, includinggeneral medical, surgical, or nursingservices; medical, surgical, or nursingspecialty services; dental services;vision services; pharmacy services;chiropractic services; naturopathicmedicine services; or physical,occupational, musical, or othertherapies;Hospital and long-term care facil i typersonnel engaged in the admission,

For reports involving at-r isk elders and at-r isk adultswith IDD, reports shall be made not more than 24hours after making the observation or discovery.

Colo. Rev. Stat. §§1 8 - 6 . 5 - 1 0 2 ,1 8 - 6 . 5 - 1 0 8 ;2 6 - 3 . 1 - 1 0 1 ,26.3 .1-102.

personnel engaged in the admission,care, or treatment of patients;First responders, including emergencymedical service providers, fireprotect ion personnel , law enforcementofficers, and persons employed by,contracting with, or volunteering withany law enforcement agency, includingvictim advocates;Medical examiners and coroners;Code enforcement officers;Veterinarians;Psychologists, addiction counselors,professional counselors , marriage andfamily therapists , and registeredpsychotherapis ts , as those persons aredefined in article 245 of title 12;Social workers, as defined in part 4 ofarticle 245 of title 12;Staff of community-centered boards;Staff , consultants , or independentcontractors of service agencies asdefined in sect ion 25.5-10-202(34) ,C.R.S .;Staff or consultants for a l icensed orunlicensed, certified or uncertified,care facility, agency, home, orgoverning board, including but notlimited to long-term care facili t ies,home care agencies, or home healthproviders;Staff of, or consultants for, a home careplacement agency, as defined insection 25-27.5-102(5), C.R.S.;

Persons performing case managementor assistant services for at-r isk eldersor at-risk adults with IDD;Staff of county departments of humanor social services;Staff of the s tate departments ofhuman services, public health andenvironment, or health care policy andfinancing;Staff of senior congregate centers orsenior research or outreachorganizat ions;Staff, and staff of contracted providers,of area agencies on aging, exceptattorneys at law providing legalassis tance to individuals pursuant to acontract with an area agency on aging,the staff of such at torneys at law, andthe long- te rm care ombudsmen;Employees, contractors, and volunteersoperat ing special ized t ransportat ionservices for a t-r isk elders and at-r iskadults with IDD;Cour t -appoin ted guard ians andconservators;Personnel at schools serving persons inpreschool through twelf th grade;Clergy members; except that thereport ing requirement does not applyto a person who acquires reasonablecause to believe that an at-r isk elder oran at-r isk adult with IDD has beenmistreated or has been exploited or isat imminent r isk of mistreatment orexploi tat ion during a communicat ionabout which the person may not beexamined as a witness, unless theperson also acquires such reasonablecause from a source other than such acommunicat ion;Personnel and of banks, savings andloan associations, credit unions, andother lending or f inancial insti tutionswho directly observe in person themistreatment of an a t - r isk e lder or whohave reasonable cause to believe thatan a t - r isk e lder has been mist reated oris at imminent r isk of mistreatment;a n dPersonnel of banks, savings and loanassociat ions, credit unions, and otherlending or financial insti tutions whodirectly observe in person themist reatment of an a t - r isk adul t wi thIDD or who have reasonable cause tobelieve that an at-risk adult with IDD

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has been mistreated or is a t imminentr isk of mistreatment by reason ofactual knowledge of facts orcircumstances indicat ing themis t rea tment .

Connect icut Physicians or surgeons;Resident physicians or interns in anyhospital in the state, whether or not solicensed;Registered nurses;Nursing home administrators;Nurse’s aides or orderlies in a nursinghome facility or residential care home;Any person paid for caring for aresident in a nursing home facil i ty orresidential care home;Any staff person employed by anursing home facili ty or residential carehome;Residents ' advocate, other than arepresentative of the Office of the LongTerm–Care Ombudsman, including theSta te Ombudsman;Licensed practical nurses;Medical examiners;Dentists;Optometr is ts ;Chiropractors;Podiatrists;Social workers;Clergymen;Police officers;Pharmacists;Psychologists;Physical therapists; andAny person paid for caring for anelderly person by any insti tution,organization, agency or facilityincluding, without limitation, anyemployee of a communi ty-basedservices provider, senior center, homecare agency, homemaker andcompanion agency, adult day carecenter , vi l lage-model community andcongregate housing facili ty, and anyperson l icensed or cert if ied as anemergency medical services.

Reports must be made within 72 hours af ter suchsuspicion or belief arose.

Conn. Gen. Stat. §17b-450 , § 17b-451 .

Delaware Any person. Not specified in statute.The Adult Protective Service website states that reportsshould be made to Adult Protective Services within 24hours by calling the Aging and Disability ResourceCente r a t 1 -800-223-9074 .

Seeh t tps : / /dhss .de laware .gov /dhss /dsaapd /aps .h tml .

Del. Code Ann. tit. 11§1105; ti t . 31 §§ 3902,3904, 3905, 3907,3910, 3911, 3913.

District ofColumbia

Conservators;Cour t -appoin ted menta l re ta rda t ionadvocates;Guardians;Heal th-care adminis t ra tors ;Licensed health professionals;Police officers;Humane officers of any agency chargedwith the enforcement of animal crueltylaws;Bank managers;Financial managers; andSocial workers.

Reports shall be made immediately and may be writ tenor oral.

D.C. Code §§ 7-1901,7-1903 , 7 -1908 , 7 -1911 ,7 - 1 9 1 2 .

Florida Any person, including, but not l imited to,any:

Physician, osteopathic physician,medical examiner, chiropracticphysician, nurse, paramedic,emergency medical technician, orhospital personnel engaged in theadmission, examination, care, ortreatment of vulnerable adults;Health professional or mental healthprofessional;Practitioner who relies solely onspiri tual means for healing;Nursing home staff, assisted livingfacility staff, adult day care centerstaff , adult family-care home staff ,social worker, or other professionaladult care, residential, or institutionalstaff;State, county, or municipal criminal

Reports must be made immediately. Adult ProtectiveServices Act, Fla. Stat.§§ 415.102, 415.1034,415.1036, 415.111,415.113.

State, county, or municipal criminaljust ice employee or law enforcementofficer;An employee of the Department ofBusiness and Professional Regulationconducting inspections of publiclodging establishments;A Florida advocacy council or DisabilityRights Florida member or arepresentat ive of the State Long-TermCare Ombudsman Program; orBank, savings and loan, or credit unionofficer, trustee, or employee.

Georgia Physicians licensed to practicemedicine, physicians assistants, internsor residents;Hospital or medical personnel;Dentist;Licensed psychologists or personspart icipating in internships to obtainlicensing;Podiatrist;Registered professional nurses orl icensed practical nurses or nurses’aides;Professional counselors, socialworkers, or marriage and familytherapis ts ;School teachers;School administrators;School guidance counselors, visitingteachers, school social workers orschool psychologists;Child welfare agency personnel;Child counseling personnel;Child service organization personnel;Law enforcement personnel;Reproductive health care facility orpregnancy resource center personneland volunteers;Physical therapist;Occupational therapist ;Day-care personnel ;Coroner;Medical examiner;Emergency medical services personnel;Any person who has been cert if ied asan emergency medical technician,cardiac technician, paramedic or firstresponder ;Employee of a public or private agencyengaged in professional health relatedservices to elder persons or disabledadul ts ;Clergy members; andAny employee of a financial institution,except when that employee is acting asa fiduciary (but only for such assetsthat the employee is holding ormanaging in a fiduciary capacity).

For Long-Term Care Facilities:

Same as above, as well asadminis t rators , managers , or otheremployees of hospi ta ls or long-termcare facilities.

The report may be made by oral or writ tencommunicat ion.The statute does not provide a t imeframe in whichrepor ts must be made .

For Long-Term Care Facilities:

Report shall be made immediately by telephone or inperson to the depar tment .If an immediate report to the department is notpossible, the report shal l be made to the appropriatelaw enforcement agency or prosecuting at torney.A wri t ten report shal l be made to the departmentwithin 24 hours after the init ial report .

Disabled Adults andElder PersonsProtection Act; Ga.Code Ann. §§3 0 - 5 - 1 et seq.Long-term CareFacility ResidentAbuse Reporting Act;Ga. Code Ann. §§3 1 - 8 - 8 0 et seq.

G u a m Any person who, in the course of his or heremployment, occupation or professionalpractice, comes into contact with elderly ordisabled adults, including but not l imited to:

Physicians,Medical interns,Medical examiners,Nurses ,Chiropractors ,Hospital personnel engaged in theadmission, examination, care ort rea tment of persons ,Social workers,Employees of nursing homes, seniorci t izen centers and adult day carefacilities,Police officers,Probation officers,Employees of homemaker and homehealth service agencies,Emergency medical service (EMS)providers ,

Oral reports must be made immediately to the Bureauof Adult Protective Services,A writ ten report must follow within 48 hours.

If oral report is made on Friday, written report willbe made the next workday.

10 G.C.A. §21002,21003, 21004, 21005.

providers ,Non-emergency medical t ranspor tproviders ,Medical and allied health careproviders ,Banking or financial institutionpersonnel ,Pension providers, andPracticum students in the f ield ofheal th and human services .

Hawaii Any of the following persons, if they learnof the abuse in the performance of theirprofessional or official duties:

Any licensed or registered professionalof the healing arts and anyheal th-re la ted occupat ion whoexamines, t reats , or provides otherprofessional or specialized services to avulnerable adult, including physicians,physicians in training, psychologists,dent is ts , nurses , osteopathicphysicians and surgeons, optometr is ts ,chiropractors , podiatr is ts , pharmacists ,and other heal th-rela ted professionals ;Employees or officers of any public orprivate agency or insti tution providingsocial, medical, hospital or mentalhealth services, including financialassistance;Employees or officers of any lawenforcement agency, including thecourts , pol ice departments ,correctional insti tutions, and parole orprobation officers;Employees or officers of any adultresidential care home, adult day carecenter, or similar institution;Medical examiners and coroners; andLicensed social workers andnon-l icensed persons employed in asocial worker position.

A financial institution whose employeeor officer has direct contact with theelder or reviews or approves the elder’sfinancial documents, records, ortransactions, and within the scope ofemployment or professional practice:

Observes or has knowledge of anincident the officer or employeebelieves in good faith appears tobe financial abuse; orIn the case of officers oremployees who do not have directcontact with the elder, has a goodfaith suspicion that f inancialabuse has occurred or may beoccurring, based solely on theinformation present a t the t ime ofreviewing or approving adocument, record, or t ransact ion.

Oral report is to be made promptly.Writ ten report should follow oral report as soon aspossible.Suspected financial abuse shall be reportedimmediately or as soon as practicably possible.

HRS §§ 346-222,346-224 , 346-225 ,346-250, 412:3-114.5 .

Idaho Physicians;Nurses;Employees of a public or private healthfacility, or a state licensed or certifiedresidential facility serving vulnerableadul ts ;Medical examiners;Dentists;Osteopaths ;Optometr is ts ;Chiropractors;Podiatrists;Social workers;Police officers;Pharmacists;Physical therapists; andHome care workers.

Must report immediately.When there is reasonable cause to believe that abuse orsexual assault has resulted in death or serious physicalinjury jeopardizing the life, health or safety of avulnerable adult , must also report within 4 hours to theappropriate law enforcement agency.

Adult Abuse, Neglectand Exploitation Act,Id. Code §§ 18-113;39-5302; 39-5303;39-5303A; 39-5304;67-5009; 67-5011 .

Illinois Any of the following persons, whileengaged in carrying out their professionaldut ies :

A professional or professional’sdelegate while engaged in:

Social services,Law enforcement,Education,The care of an eligible adult or

Report must be made within 24 hours af ter developingthe belief that an eligible adult has been subjected toabuse, neglect, or financial exploitation.

320 ILCS §§ 20/2,20/4 , 20/4 .1 , 20/4 .2 .

eligible adults, orAny of the occupations requiredto be l icensed under:

The Clinical PsychologistLicensing Act;The Clinical Social Work andSocial Work Practice Act;The Illinois Dental PracticeAct;The Dietitian NutritionistPractice Act;The Marriage and FamilyTherapy Licensing Act;The Medical Practice Act of1987;The Naprapathic Practice Act;The Nurse Practice Act;The Nursing HomeAdministrators Licensing andDisciplinary Act;The Illinois OccupationalTherapy Practice Act;The Illinois OptometricPractice Act of 1987;The Pharmacy Practice Act;The Illinois Physical TherapyAct;The Physician AssistantPractice Act of 1987;The Podiatric MedicalPractice Act of 1987;The Respiratory CarePractice Act;The Professional Counselorand Clinical ProfessionalCounselor Licensing Act;The Illinois Speech-LanguagePathology and AudiologyPractice Act;The Veterinary Medicine andSurgery Practice Act of 2004;a n dThe Illinois PublicAccounting Act.

An employee of an entity providingdevelopmental disabili t ies services orservice coordination funded by theDepartment of Human Services;An employee of a vocationalrehabilitation facility prescribed orsupervised by the Department ofHuman Services;An administrator , employee, or personproviding services in or through anunlicensed community based facil i ty;Any religious practit ioner whoprovides t reatment by prayer orspir i tual means alone in accordancewith the tenets and practices of arecognized church or rel igiousdenomination, except as to informationreceived in any confession or sacredcommunicat ion held by thedenomination to be confidential ;Field personnel of the Department ofHealthcare and Family Services,Department of Public Health, andDepartment of Human Services, andany county or municipal healthdepar tmen t ;Personnel of the Department of HumanServices, the Guardianship andAdvocacy Commission, the State FireMarshal, local fire departments, theDepartment on Aging and i tssubsidiary Area Agencies on Aging andprovider agencies, and the Office ofState Long Term Care Ombudsman;Any employee of the State of Illinoisnot otherwise specified herein who isinvolved in providing services toeligible adults, including professionalsproviding medical or rehabili tationservices and all other persons havingdirect contact with eligible adults;A person who performs the dut ies of acoroner or medical examiner; andA person who performs the dut ies of aparamedic or an emergency medicaltechnician.

Indiana Any person who believes or has reasonto believe that another individual is anendangered adul t .A qualified individual is required toreport financial exploitation of afinancially vulnerable adult.

A "qualified individual" means anindividual associated with abroker-dealer or inves tmentadviser who serves in asupervisory, compliance, or legalcapacity as part of theindividual 's job.

Reports must be made immediately. Ind. Code Ann. §§1 2 - 1 0 - 3 - 2 ,1 2 - 1 0 - 3 - 6 ,1 2 - 1 0 - 3 - 9 ,1 2 - 1 0 - 3 - 1 0 ,1 2 - 1 0 - 3 - 1 1 ,1 2 - 1 0 - 3 - 1 2 ;2 3 - 1 9 - 4 . 1 - 1 ,2 3 - 1 9 - 4 . 1 - 2 . 1 ,2 3 - 1 9 - 4 . 1 - 5 ,2 3 - 1 9 - 4 . 1 - 6 ,2 3 - 1 9 - 4 . 1 - 8

Iowa Any person who, in the course ofemployment, examines, at tends, counsels ,or t reats a dependent adult , including thefollowing:

A member of the staff of a communitymental heal th center;A peace officer;An in -home homemaker -home hea l thaide;An individual employed as an outreachperson;A health practit ioner, as regulated bythe s ta te ;A member of the staff or an employeeof a supported community l ivingservice, sheltered workshop, or workactivity center;A social worker; andA certified psychologist.

Note: Statute does not seem to require areport for abuse of an "elder" but provides aprocedure on how to commence an act ionseeking relief from elder abuse. (See"Anything Else I Should Know?")

Must report immediately. Iowa Code §§ 235B.2,235B.3; 235F.1, 235F.2

Kansas For abuse, neglect, or exploitation ofresidents of adult care homes:

Any person who is l icensed to practiceany branch of the healing arts;A licensed psychologist;A licensed master level psychologist;A licensed clinical psychotherapist;The chief administrative officer of amedical care facility;An adul t care home administrator oropera tor ;A licensed social worker;A licensed professional nurse;A licensed practical nurse;A licensed marriage and familytherapis t ;A licensed clinical marriage and familytherapis t ;Licensed professional counselor;Licensed clinical professional counselor;Registered alcohol and drug abusecounselor;A teacher;A bank trust officer or any otherofficers of financial institutions;A legal representative;A governmental assistance provider; orAn emergency medical service provider.

For abuse, neglect, or exploitation ofcertain adults (as defined in the definitionsection):

Any person who is l icensed to practiceany branch of the healing arts;A licensed psychologist;A licensed master level psychologist;A licensed clinical psychotherapist;The chief administrative officer of amedical care facility;A teacher;A licensed social worker;A licensed professional nurse;A licensed practical nurse;A licensed dentist;A licensed marriage and familytherapis t ;A licensed clinical marriage and family

Report must be made immediately upon receipt of theinformation.

K.S.A. §§ 21-5417,39-1401 , 39-1402 ,39-1403 , 39-1430 ,39-1431b , 39-1432;a n dKansas AttorneyGeneral Opinion No.2 0 0 2 - 5 .

therapis t ;Licensed professional counselor;Licensed clinical professional counselor;Registered alcohol and drug abusecounselor;A law enforcement officer;An emergency medical service provider;A case manager;A rehabilitation counselor;A bank trust officer or any otherofficers of financial institutions;A legal representative;A governmental assistance provider;a n dAn owner or operator of a residentialcare facility, an independent livingcounselor and the chief administrat iveofficer of a l icensed home healthagency, the chief administrative officerof an adult family home and the chiefadministrative officer of a provider ofcommunity services and affi l iatesthereof operated, funded or l icensed bythe state of Kansas. An employee of a domestic violencecenter shal l not be required to reportinformation or cause a report ofinformation to be made of abuse of an“adult” under Kansas s tatute 39-1432.

Kentucky Any person, including but not l imitedto physician, law enforcement officer,nurse, social worker, cabinetpersonnel, coroner, medical examiner,alternate care facility employee, orcaretaker .

Oral or writ ten report shall be made immediately. K.R.S. §§ 209.020,209.030, 209.050,209.060, 209.990.

Louisiana Any person, including but not l imitedto a health, mental health, and socialservice practitioner.

Not specified in statute. La. R.S. 15:1503,15:1504, 15:1505;14:403.2.

Maine Any of the following persons, while actingin a professional capacity:

Allopathic or osteopathic physician;Medical resident or intern;Medical examiner;Physician’s assistant;Dentist , dental hygienist , or dentalass is tant ;Chiropractor;Podiatrist;Registered or l icensed practical nurse;Certif ied nursing assistant;Social worker;Psychologist;Pharmacist ;Physical therapist;Speech therapist ;Occupational therapist ;Mental health professional;Law enforcement official, correctionsofficer, or other person holding acertification from the Maine CriminalJustice Academy;Emergency room personnel;Ambulance a t tendant ;Emergency medical technician, or otherlicensed medical service provider;Unlicensed assistive personnel;A humane agent employed by theDepartment of Agriculture,Conservation and Forestry;Member of the clergy acquiring theinformation as a result of clericalprofessional work (except forinformat ion learned throughconfidential communications);Sexual assault counselors;Family or domestic violence victimadvocates;Naturopathic doctor;Respiratory therapist ;Cour t -appoin ted guard ian orconservator ; andChair of a professional l icensing boardthat has jur isdict ion over mandatoryrepor te rs .

Any person who has assumed ful l ,intermittent , or occasionalresponsibil i ty for the care and custody

Must make oral report of suspected abuse or neglectimmediately. If requested by the Department of Health and HumanServices, must follow with a written report within 48hour s .

22 M.R.S.A. §§ 3472,3475, 3476, 3477,3478, 3479, 3479-A,3026 .

responsibil i ty for the care and custodyof the incapaci ta ted or dependentadult , regardless of whether thatperson is compensated;Any person affil iated with a church orreligious insti tution who serves in anadministrat ive capacity or hasotherwise assumed a posi t ion of t rustor responsibi l i ty to the members ofthat church or religious insti tution,while acting in that capacity, regardlessof whether that person iscompensa ted ; andAny person providing t ransportat ionservices as a volunteer or employee ofan agency, business or other enti ty,regardless of whether the services areprovided for compensat ion.

Maryland Vulnerable Adults:

Any health practitioner, police officer,or human service worker who contacts ,examines, at tends, or treats an al legedvulnerable adult .

Developmentally Disabled Persons:

Any person.

Mentally Ill Residents in a Facility:

Any person.

Residents of a Related Institution:

Any person.

Vulnerable Adults:

The report must be made by telephone, directcommunication, or in writ ing as soon as possible.

Developmentally Disabled Persons:

Reports may be oral or wri t ten, and must be made“promptly.”

Mentally Ill Residents in Facility:


Residents of Related Institution:


MD Code, CriminalLaw, § 3-301.Vulnerable Adult: Md.Code Ann., Fam. Law§§ 14-101 , 14-302 ,14-309; Md. CodeAnn., Courts andJudicial Proceedings §5 - 6 2 2 .DevelopmentallyDisabled: Md. CodeAnn., Health-Gen. §§7-101 , 7 -1001 ,7-1005; Md. CodeAnn., Courts andJudicial Proceedings §5 - 6 2 5 .Mentally Ill Residentin Facility: Md. CodeAnn., Health-Gen. §§10-705; Md. CodeAnn., Courts andJudicial Proceedings §5 - 6 2 6 .Resident of RelatedInst i tut ion: Md. CodeAnn., Health-Gen. §§19-301, 19-347, Md.Code Ann., Courts andJudicial Proceedings §5 - 6 3 1 .

Massachuset ts For Abuse of the Elderly:

Physician, physician assistant, medicalintern, dentist , nurse;Family counselor;Probation officer;Social worker;Policeman, firefighter, emergencymedical technician;Animal control officer;Licensed psychologist;Coroner;Registered physical or occupationaltherapis t ;Osteopath;Podiatrist;Director of or outreach workeremployed by a council on aging;Executive director of a licensed homehealth agency; orExecutive director of a homemakerservice agency or manager of anassisted living residence.

For Abuse of the Disabled: Any of thefollowing, when acting in his or herprofessional capacity, and except whenprevented by the constraints of professionalprivilege:

Physician, medical intern, hospitalpersonnel engaged in the examination,care or t reatment of persons, medicalexaminer, dentist , psychologist , nurse,chiropractor , podiatr is t , osteopath,public or private school teacher,educational administrator , guidance orfamily counselor, day care worker;probation officer, animal controlofficer, social worker, foster parent,police officer or person employed by a

Elderly: Reporters must make a verbal reportimmediately followed within 48 hours by a writtenreport to the Department of Elder Affairs.Disabled: Reporters must make an oral reportimmediately followed within 48 hours by a writtenreport to the DPPC.

Elderly: Mass. Gen.Laws ch. 19A, §§14, 15.Disabled: Mass. Gen.Laws ch. 19C, §§1, 10,11 .

police officer or person employed by astate agency within the executive officeof health and human services (seebelow for further detail) , or employedby a private agency providing servicesto disabled persons. The above includes:

The department of elder affairs;The office of health services(which houses the department ofpublic heal th, the department ofmental health, the division ofmedical assistance, and the BetsyLehman center for patient safetyand medical error reduction);The office of children, youth andfamily services (which houses thedepar tment of chi ldren andfamil ies , the department oftransit ional assistance, thedepartment of youth services, thechild abuse prevention board, andthe office for refugees andimmigrants);The office of disabilities andcommunity services (which housesthe depar tment of developmentalservices, the MA rehabilitationcommission, the MA commissionfor the blind, and the MAcommission for the deaf and hardof hearing);The department of veterans’services (which houses theSoldiers’ Home in Massachusettsand the Soldiers’ Home inHolyoke);The managed care oversightboard; andThe health facili t ies appeals board.

Michigan A person who is employed, l icensed,registered or certif ied to provide healthcare, educational, social welfare,mental heal th or other human services;An employee of an agency licensed toprovide health care, educational, socialwelfare, mental heal th or other humanservices;A law enforcement officer; andAn employee of the office of the countymedical examiner.

Reporter must orally report immediately, by telephoneor otherwise, to the county department of socialservices.There is no requirement that the reporter f i le a writ tenreport , al though a writ ten report may be fi led aftermaking the oral report .

Mich. Comp. Laws §§400.11, 400.11a,400.11c, 400.11e.

Minnesota A professional, or professional’sdelegate, while engaged in:

social services;law enforcement;educat ion;care of vulnerable adults;nurs ing home adminis t ra tors ;unl icensed complementary andalternative healthcare providers;physicians;nurses ;chiropractors;optometr i s t s ;physical therapists;psychologists;social workers;marriage and family therapists;behavioral heal th and therapypracti t ioners;dieticians and nutri t ionists;dent is ts ;pharmacis ts ;podiatr is ts ;employees of a rehabili tat ionfacility certified by the state;employees of any hospital ,nursing home, or hospice facility;a n danyone that performs the dut iesof the medical examiner orcoroner .

An oral report must be made as soon as possible viatelephone or otherwise, but not longer than 24 hoursfrom the time initial knowledge of an incident isreceived.

Minn. St. §§ 626.557,626.5572.

Mississippi Any person, including but not l imitedto any:

at torney;physician;osteopathic physician;medical examiner, chiropractor,nurse engaged in:

the admission, examination,care or t reatment ofvulnerable persons;

other heal th professional ormental health professional;practit ioner who relies solely onspiri tual means for healing;social worker;family protection worker;family protection specialist orother professional care, residentialor insti tutional staff;state, county, or municipalcriminal justice employee or lawenforcement officer;human r ights advocacy commit teeor long- te rm care ombudsmancouncil member;accountant, stockbroker, f inancialadvisor or consultant ; andinsurance agent or consul tant ,investment advisor or consultant ,financial planner, or any officer oremployee of a bank, savings andloan, credit union or any otherfinancial service provider.

If a reporter is reporting in the scope of his or heremployment at a care facil i ty, the report must be givenorally or telephonically (excluding Saturdays, Sundaysand legal holidays) within 24 hours of discovery and awri t ten report must be submit ted within 72 hours ofdiscovery.All others must report immediately orally or in writing,but where the report is made orally, i t shall be followedup by a writ ten report .

Miss. Code Ann. §§4 3 - 4 7 - 5 , 4 3 - 4 7 - 7 ,4 3 - 4 7 - 3 7 .

Missouri Group A (eligible adult) – Any person.Group B (eligible adult) – Any adult daycare worker; chiropractor; ChristianScience practitioner; coroner; dentist;embalmer; employee of thedepartments of social services, mentalhealth, or health and senior services;employee of a local area agency onaging or an organized area agency onaging program; emergency medicaltechnician, firefighter, first responder;funeral director; home health agency orhome health agency employee; hospitaland clinic personnel engaged inexamination, care, or treatment ofpersons; in-home services owner,provider, operator, or employee; lawenforcement off icer; long-term carefacili ty administrator or employee;medical examiner; medical resident orintern; mental health professional;minister; nurse; nurse practi t ioner;optometrist ; other health pract i t ioner;peace officer; pharmacist; physicaltherapist; physician; physician’sassistant; podiatr is t ; probation orparole officer; psychologist; socialworker; or other person withresponsibility for the care of an eligibleadul t .

Company that providedmanagement services to nursinghome and i ts pres ident weremandated repor ters tha t wererequ i redto report abuse of elderly residentunder s tatute , where they wereresponsible for the care of theres ident .(State v. Kaiser, 139 S.W.3d 545(Mo. Ct. App. 2004))

Group C (elderly or eligible adultresiding in a facility) – Any adult daycare worker; chiropractor; ChristianScience practitioner; coroner; dentist;embalmer; employee of thedepartments of social services, mentalhealth, or health and senior services;employee of a local area agency onaging or an organized area agency onaging program; funeral director; homehealth agency or home health agencyemployee; hospital and clinic personnelengaged in examination, care, ort reatment of persons; in-home services

Those persons l is ted above who must report reasonablecause to believe that abuse or neglect is being inflictedon either (i) a resident of a facility; (ii) a physicallydisabled person eligible to receive personal assistanceservices; (iii) a person 60 years of age or older in theircare; or (iv) a person in the custody, care, or control ofthe Department of Mental Health, must make theirreport immediately. There is no mandatory t imeframelisted for report ing the abuse of others.Reports may be made orally or in writing.

Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 192.2005,192.2400, 192. 2405,192.2410, 192.2475,198.006, 198.070, 208.900,208.912, 565.188, 565.218,630.005, 630.162, 630.163,630.165.

owner, provider, operator, or employee;law enforcement officer; long-termcare facili ty administrator or employee;medical examiner; medical resident orintern; mental health professional;minister; nurse; nurse practi t ioner;optometrist ; other health pract i t ioner;peace officer; pharmacist; physicaltherapist; physician; physician’sassistant; podiatr is t ; probation orparole officer; psychologist; socialworker; or other person withresponsibil i ty for the care of a person60 years of age or older or an eligibleadult in a facility.Group D (in-home services client) –Any adult day care worker;chiropractor; Christian Sciencepractit ioner; coroner; dentist;embalmer; employee of thedepartments of social services, mentalhealth, or health and senior services;employee of a local area agency onaging or an organized area agency onaging program; firefighter; firstresponder; funeral director; homehealth agency or home health agencyemployee; hospital and clinic personnelengaged in examination, care, ort reatment of persons; in-home servicesowner, provider, operator, or employee;law enforcement officer; long-termcare facili ty administrator or employee;medical examiner; medical resident orintern; mental health professional;minister; nurse; nurse practi t ioner;optometrist ; other health pract i t ioner;peace officer; pharmacist; physicaltherapist; physician; physician’sassistant; podiatr is t ; probation orparole officer; psychologist; or socialworker .Group E (personal care assistanceservices consumer (physicallydisabled)) – Any adult day care worker;chiropractor, Christian Sciencepracti t ioner, coroner, dentist ,embalmer, employee of thedepartments of social services, mentalhealth, or health and senior services;employee of a local area agency onaging or an organized area agency onaging program; funeral director; homehealth agency or home health agencyemployee; hospital and clinic personnelengaged in examination, care, ort reatment of persons; in-home servicesowner, provider, operator, or employee;law enforcement officer; long-termcare facili ty administrator or employee;medical examiner; medical resident orintern; mental health professional;minister; nurse; nurse practi t ioner;optometrist ; other health pract i t ioner;peace officer; pharmacist; physicaltherapist; physician; physician’sassistant; podiatr is t ; probation orparole officer; psychologist; vendor(i.e., any organization having a writtenagreement wi th the depar tment toprovide services including monitoringand oversight of the personal careattendant , orientat ion, and training ofthe consumer, and f iscal conduitservices necessary for delivery ofpersonal care assistance services toconsumers (physically disabled);personal care at tendant; or socialworker .Group F (vulnerable person) – Anyperson .Group G (vulnerable person) – Anyphysician, physician assistant, dentist ,chiropractor , optometrist , podiatr is t ,intern, resident , nurse, nursepractitioner, medical examiner, socialworker, l icensed professionalcounselor, cert if ied substance abusecounselor, psychologist, physicaltherapist , pharmacist , other heal th

practitioner, minister, Christian Sciencepractit ioner, facili ty administrator,nurse’s aide or orderly or any otherdirect-care staff in a residentialfacil i ty, day program or group home,special ized service operated, funded orl icensed by the department or in amental health facil i ty or mental healthprogram in which people may beadmitted on a voluntary basis or arecivil ly detained pursuant to chapter632; or employee of the departments ofsocial services, mental health, or healthand senior services; or home healthagency or home health agencyemployee; hospital and clinic personnelengaged in examination, care, ort reatment of persons; in-home servicesowner, provider, operator, or employee;law enforcement officer; long-termcare facili ty administrator or employee;mental health professional; peaceofficer; probation or parole officer; orother non-famil ia l person withresponsibili ty for the care of avulnerable person.

Montana Any of the following persons, as aresult of information they receive intheir professional capacity:

A physician, resident, intern,professional or practical nurse,physician assistant , or member ofa hospital s taff engaged in theadmission, examination, care, ort rea tment of persons;An osteopath, dentis t , denturis t ,chiropractor , optometr is t ,podiatrist , medical examiner,coroner, or any other health ormental health professional;An ambulance at tendant ;A social worker or other employeeof the state, a county, or amunicipali ty assist ing an olderperson or a person with adevelopmental disabili ty in theapplication for or receipt of publicassistance payments or services;A person who maintains or isemployed by a rooming house,ret i rement home or complex,nursing home, group home, adul tfoster care home, adul t day-carecenter, or assisted living facility oran agency or individual thatprovides home health services orpersonal care in the home;An at torney, unless the at torneyacquired knowledge of the factsrequired to be reported from acl ient and the at torney-cl ientprivilege applies;A peace officer or other lawenforcement official;A person providing services to anolder person or a person with adevelopmental disabi l i ty pursuantto a contract with a state orfederal agency; andAn employee of the department ofpublic heal th and human serviceswhile in the conduct of theemployee’s duties.

Timing not specified in statute.Reports can be made orally, by telephone or in person,or in writing. A person who receives an oral report shallprepare i t in writing as soon as possible.

Mont. Code Ann. §§4 6 - 1 8 - 2 1 2 , 5 0 - 5 - 1 0 1 ,5 2 - 3 - 8 0 3 , 5 2 - 3 - 8 1 1 ,5 2 - 3 - 8 1 2 , 5 2 - 3 - 8 2 5 ,5 3 - 2 0 - 1 0 2 .

Nebraska Physician, psychologist, physicianassis tant , nurse, nursing assis tant orother medical , developmentaldisabili ty, or mental healthprofessional;Law enforcement personnel;Caregiver or employee of caregiver;Operator or employee of a shelteredworkshop;Owner, operator or employee of anyfacili ty l icensed by the Department ofHealth and Human Services (DHHS);a n dHuman services professional orparaprofessional not includingmembers of the clergy.

Timing is not specified, except that if requested by thedepartment , a telephone report must be fol lowed by awrit ten report within 48 hours.Any law enforcement agency receiving a report ofabuse, neglect, or exploitation shall notify DHHS nolater than the next working day by telephone or mail .A report of abuse, neglect, or exploitation made toDHHS which was not previously made to or by a lawenforcement agency shal l be communicated to theappropriate law enforcement agency by DHHS no laterthan the next working day by telephone or mail .

Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 28-319,28-320 , 28-351 , 28-353 ,28-354 , 28-356 , 28-358 ,28-358 .01 , 28-359 ,28-361 .01 , 28-363 ,28-371 , 28-372 , 28-384 ,2 8 - 7 0 3 .

members of the clergy.

Nevada For older and vulnerable persons:Every physician, dentist, dentalhygienist , chiropractor,optometrist , podiatric physician,medical examiner, resident,intern, professional or practicalnurse, l icensed physicianassistant , perfusionist ,psychiatrist , psychologist ,marriage and family therapist ,clinical professional counselor,clinical alcohol and drug abusecounselor , alcohol and drug abusecounselor, music therapist ,athletic trainer, driver of anambulance, paramedic, l icenseddiet ician, or other personproviding medical serviceslicensed or certified to practice inNevada, who examines, at tends ort reats an older person orvulnerable person who appears tohave been abused, neglected,exploited, isolated or abandoned;Any personnel of a hospital orsimilar insti tution engaged in theadmission, examination, care ort rea tment of persons or anadminis t ra tor , manager or otherperson in charge of a hospital orsimilar inst i tut ion uponnotif icat ion of the suspectedabuse, neglect, exploitation orisolat ion of an older person orvulnerable person by a member ofthe staff of the hospital;A coroner;Every person who maintains or isemployed by an agency to providenursing in the home;Any employee of the Departmentof Health and Human Services;Any employee of a lawenforcement agency or a county’soffice for protective services or anadult or juvenile probation officer;Any person who maintains or isemployed by a facility orestabl ishment that provides carefor older persons or vulnerablepersons ;Any person who maintains, isemployed by or serves as avolunteer for an agency or servicewhich advises persons regardingthe abuse, neglect, exploitation orisolat ion of an older person orvulnerable person and refersthem to persons and agencieswhere their requests and needscan be met;Every social worker; andAny person who owns or isemployed by a funeral home ormor tuary ;

Additionally, for older persons only:

Every person who maintains or isemployed by an agency to providepersonal care services in thehome;Every person who operates, who isemployed by or who contracts toprovide services for anintermediary service organization(including an organization thatprovides services relating tobackground checks, payroll andother services related toemployment of personalassistants and financial services);Every person who operates or isemployed by a peer supportrecovery organization; andEvery person who operates or isemployed by a community heal thworker pool or with whom acommunity heal th worker pool

Reports must be made as soon as reasonablypract icable, but no later than 24 hours af ter the personknows or has reasonable cause to believe that the olderperson has been abused, neglected, exploited, isolatedor abandoned .Reports are to be made by telephone or other means oforal , writ ten or electronic communications that wouldbe rel iable and swift means of communicating thereport to the person receiving the report under thecircumstances. If the report is made orally, the personwho receives the report must reduce i t to writ ing assoon as reasonably practicable.

Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 200.5092,200.50925, 200.5093,200.5094, 449.4308.

contracts to provide the servicesof a community health worker.

NewHampsh i re

Any person, including, but not l imitedto, physicians, other health careprofessionals, social workers, clergy,and law enforcement officials.

An oral report must be made immediately by telephoneor otherwise and followed by a written report, ifreques ted .

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann.§§ 161-F:1, 161-F:43,161-F:44,161-F:46,161-F:50.

New Jersey For an Institutionalized Elderly Person:Any of the following, as a result ofinformation obtained in the course ofhis or her employment:

Caretaker;Social worker;Physician;Registered or licensed practicalnurse or other professional ;Staff member employed at afacility; andAny representat ive of a managedcare entity.

For a Resident of a Residential HealthCare Facility, Rooming House orBoarding House:

Any person.For a Vulnerable Adult, any of thefollowing:

Health care professional;Law enforcement officer;Firefighter; andParamedic or emergency medicaltechnician.

Reports for a Resident of a Residential Health CareFacility or for a Vulnerable Adult must be made in at imely manner .For an Institutionalized Elderly Person: If a person witha duty to report has a suspicion or belief that the abuseor exploitation will:

Result in serious bodily injury, the individual shallreport the suspicion or belief within 2 h o u r s.Not result in serious bodily injury, the individualshall report the suspicion or belief within 2 4h o u r s.

N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 30:1A-3,52:27D-407, 52:27D-409,52:27G-2, 52:27G-7.1;52:27G-14; NURSINGHOMES—ABUSE—REPORTS,2017 NJ Sess. Law Serv. Ch.186 (SENATE 1219)

New Mexico Resident Abuse and Neglect Act: Anyperson paid in whole or part forproviding to a resident any treatment,care, good, service or medication. Thisincludes family members providingin-home care .Adult Protective Services: Any person,including financial institutions.

Report must be made immediately. Report can be madeorally or in writing.

N.M. Stat. §§ 27-7-16,27-7-30 (Adult Protect iveServices); 30-47-3,30-47-9(B), 31-19-1(A)(Resident Abuse andNeglect).

New York Required to report :Operators and employees of aresidential health care facility;Persons (or employees of anycorporat ion, par tnership,organizat ion or other enti ty) undercontract to provide pat ient careservices in a residential healthcare facility;Nursing home administrators;Physicians;Medical examiners;Coroners;Physician’s associates;Specialist’s assistants;Osteopaths ;Chiropractors;Physical therapists;Occupational therapists;Registered professional nurses;Licensed practical nurses;Dentists;Podiatrists;Optometr is ts ;Pharmacists;Psychologists;Licensed master social workers;Licensed clinical social workers;Speech pathologists; orAudiologists.

Must immediately report by telephone, followed by awrit ten report within 48 hours.

N.Y. Pub. Health Law§§ 12, 2801, 2803-d;4 6 5 1N.Y. Elder Law § 218;a n dN.Y. Social ServicesLaw §§ 473, 488, 489,491, 492.

Nor thCarolina

Any person. Timing not specified. Reports may be made orally or inwriting.

N.C. Gen. Stat. §§108A-101, 108A-102.

North Dakota When acting in his or her official orprofessional capacity, any:

Medical, mental healthprofessional or personnel;Law enforcement officer;Firefighter;Member of the clergy (except amember of the clergy is notrequired to report i f theinformation is received in thecapacity of spiritual adviser); orCaregiver.

And in addition, for any adul twith developmental disabili t ies ormental i l lness, any of the followinghaving knowledge of or reasonable

Report can be oral or written.Timing requirements not specified in statute.

N.D. Cent. Code §§12 .1 -32-01 , 25 -01 .2 -01 ,25-01 .3 -01 , 25 -01 .3 -04 ,25-01 .3 -12 , 50 -25 .2 -01 ,50-25 .2 -03 , 50 -25 .2 -10 .

cause to suspect that an adul t withdevelopmental disabil i t ies or mentalil lness coming before the individualproviding services in that individual’sofficial or professional capacity isabused, neglected, or exploited:

Every medical, mental health, ordevelopmental disabil i t iesprofessional;Educational professional;Police or law enforcement officer;o rCaretaker.

An individual in the position of along- te rm care ombudsman i s n o t amandated repor ter of suspected abuseor neglect.Any person not required to report whohas reasonable cause to believe that avulnerable adult has been subjected toabuse or neglect, or who observes avulnerable adult being subjected tocondi t ions or c i rcumstances thatreasonably would result in abuse orneglect, m a y report the information tothe depar tment of human services orthe department of human services’sdesignee or to an appropriate lawenforcement agency.

Ohio Elderly: Any:

Attorney admitted to practice inOhio; Physician; Osteopath; Podiatrist; Chiropractor; Dentist;Registered nurse;Licensed practical nurse;Psychologist;Social worker;Independent social worker;Professional counselor;Professional clinical counselor;Marriage and family therapist;Independent marr iage and familytherapis t ;Pharmacist ;Certified dialysis technician;Employee of a home health agency;Employee of an outpatient healthfacility;Employee of a hospital;Employee of a public hospital;Employee of a nursing home orresidential care facility;Employee of a licensed residentialfacili ty that providesaccommodations, supervision,and personal care services forthree to sixteen unrelated adults;Employee of a heal th departmentoperated by the board of heal th ofa city or general health district orthe authori ty having the duties ofa board of health;Employee of a community mentalhealth agency;Agent of a county humane society;Firefighter;Ambulance driver for anemergency medical serviceorganizat ion;First responder;Emergency MedicalTechnician-Basic;Emergency MedicalTechnician-Intermediate;Paramedic;Official employed by a localbui lding depar tment to conductinspect ions of houses and otherresidential buildings;Peace officer;Coroner;Member of the clergy;Certified Public Accountant;Licensed real estate broker or real

Elderly:Abuse, neglect , or exploitation must be reportedimmediately.Reports may be writ ten or oral , but oral reportsmust be followed up with writ ten reports, ifreques ted by the depar tment .The written or oral report is confidential and isnot a public record.Information contained in the report shal l uponrequest be made available to the adult who is thesubject of the report and to legal counsel for theadul t .If i t determines that there is a r isk of harm to aperson who makes a report under this sect ion orto the adult who is the subject of the report , thecounty department of job and family services mayredact the name and identifying informationrelated to the person who made the report .The county department of job and family servicesshall be available to receive the written or oralreport provided for in this sect ion twenty-fourhours a day and seven days a week.

Disabled:Abuse must be reported immediately.Reports must be made for thwith by telephone orin person and must be followed by a writ tenrepor t .The Ohio Department of DevelopmentalDisabilities shall establish a registry office for thepurpose of maintaining reports of abuse, neglect ,and other major unusual incidents made to thedepar tment and repor ts received f rom countyboards of developmental disabili t ies. Thedepartment shal l establish committees to reviewreports of abuse, neglect , and other major unusualincidents .

Elders: Ohio Rev. CodeAnn. §§ 5101.60,5101.63, 3701.881.Disabled: Ohio Rev.Code Ann. §§ 5123.01,5123.61, 5123.50.

estate salesperson;Notary public;Employee of a bank, savings bank,savings and loan association, orcredi t union organized under thelaws of Ohio, another state, or theUnited States;Licensed dealer, investmentadviser, sales person, orinvestment advisor representat ive;Financial planner accredited by anational accreditation agency; orOther individual who is a seniorservice provider, other than arepresentative of the office of thes ta te long- te rm care ombudsmanprogram.

Disabled: Any:Physician, including a hospitalintern or resident;Dentist;Podiatrist;Chiropractor;Practit ioner of a l imited branch ofmedicine;Hospital administrator oremployee of a hospital;Nurse;Employee of an outpatient healthfacility;Employee of a home health agency;Employee of a residential facilitythat provides accommodat ions ,supervision, and personal careservices for three to sixteenunrelated adul ts ;Employee of a community mentalhealth facility;School teacher or school authority;Licensed professional clinicalcounselor;Licensed professional counselor;Independent social worker;Social worker;Independent marr iage and familytherapis t ;Marriage and family therapist;Psychologist;Attorney;Peace officer;Coroner;Residents ' r ights advocate;Superintendent , board member, oremployee of a county board ofdevelopmental disabilit ies;Administrator , board member, oremployee of a residential facility;Administrator , board member, oremployee of any other public orprivate provider of services to anindividual with a developmentaldisability;Developmental disabilit iesemployee, defined as:

An employee of thedepar tment of developmenta ldisabilities;An employee of a countyboard of developmentaldisabilities;An employee in a posit ionthat includes providingspecialized services to anindividual with adevelopmental disability; orAn independent provider ,defined as a provider whoprovides supported l iving ona se l f -employed basis anddoes not employ, directly orthrough contract , anotherperson to provide thesupported l iving;

Member of a citizen's advisorycouncil established at aninst i tut ion or branch inst i tut ion ofthe depar tment of developmentaldisabilities;Member of the clergy who isemployed in a posi t ion that

includes providing specializedservices to an individual with adevelopmental disability, whileacting in an official orprofessional capacity in thatposit ion; orPerson who is employed in aposit ion that includes providingspecialized services to anindividual with a developmentaldisability and who, while acting inan official or professionalcapacity, renders spiri tualt rea tment through prayer inaccordance with the tenets of anorganized religion.

The following are expressly notrequired to report :

Employees of the Ohio protectionand advocacy system.Any attorney or physician is notrequired to make a reportconcerning any communicat ionthe attorney or physician receivesfrom a client or patient in anat torney-cl ient orphysician-patient relat ionship, i fthe at torney or physician couldnot test ify with respect to thatcommunication in a civil orcriminal proceeding, except thatthe cl ient or patient is deemed tohave waived any testimonialprivilege and the attorney orphysician shall make a report, ifboth of the following apply:

The client or patient, at thet ime of the communicat ion,is an individual with adevelopmental disability; a n dThe at torney or physicianknows or suspects , as a resul tof the communicat ion or anyobservat ions made dur ingthat communicat ion, that thecl ient or pat ient has sufferedor faces a substantial r isk ofsuffering any wound, injury,disability, or condition of anature that reasonablyindicates abuse or neglect ofthe client or patient.

Oklahoma Any person.Persons required to make reportspursuant to this Section shall include,but not be l imited to:

Physicians;Operators of emergency responsevehicles and other medicalprofessionals;Social workers and mental healthprofessionals;Law enforcement officials;Staff of domestic violenceprograms;Long-term care facil i ty personnel(including staff of nursingfacilities, intermediate carefacilities for individuals withintellectual disabilities, assistedliving facilities, and residentialcare facilities);Other health care professionals;Persons entering into t ransact ionswith a caretaker or other personwho has assumed the role off inancial management for avulnerable adult;Staff of residential care facilities,group homes, or employmentsett ings for individuals withintellectual disabilities;Job coaches, community serviceworkers , and personal careass is tants ; andMunicipal employees.

Report must be made as soon as the reporter is awareof the situation and can be oral or in writing. If thereport is not made in writ ing in the first instance, assoon as possible after i t is initially made by telephoneor otherwise, the report shall be reduced to writ ing bythe Department of Human Services.An employee or agent of a facility who becomes awareof abuse, neglect or exploitation of a residentprohibited by the Nursing Home Care Act shallimmediately report the matter to the facil i tyadministrator, who shall immediately act to rectify theproblem and shall make a report of the incident and i tscorrection to the Department of Health. The followingserious incidents must be reported within 24 hours:communicable diseases; deaths by unusual occurrence,including accidental deaths or deaths other than bynatural causes, and deaths that may be at t r ibuted to amedical device; missing residents (also to local lawenforcement agencies within 2 hours); si tuationsarising where rape or a criminal act is suspected (alsoto local law enforcement immediately); and residentabuse, neglect and misappropriat ion of the property ofa resident .All initial written reports of incidents or situationsshall be mailed to the Department within 5 workingdays after the incident or si tuation.

43A Okla. Stat. Ann. §§10-103, 10-104; 63 Okla.Stat . Ann. §§ 1-1902,1 -1939 . .

Oregon Elderly: Any “public or private official,”which means:

Physician (including any intern orresident);Physician assistant (including anyintern or resident);Naturopathic physician (includingany intern or resident);Chiropractor (including any internor resident);Licensed practical nurse;Registered nurse;Nurse practi t ioner;Nurse’s aide;Home health aide, or employee ofan in-home heal th service;employee of the Department ofHuman Services or communitydevelopmental disabil i t iesprogram;Employee of the Oregon HealthAuthority, county healthdepar tment or communi ty menta lheal th program;Peace officer;Member of the clergy;Regulated social worker;Physical, speech, or occupationaltherapis t ;Senior center employee;Information and referral oroutreach worker;Licensed professional counselor orl icensed marriage and familytherapis t ;Member of the LegislativeAssembly;Firefighter or emergency medicalservices provider;Psychologist (see exception insection “What t iming andprocedural requirements apply toreports” below);Provider of adult foster care or anemployee of the provider;Audiologist;Speech-language pathologist ;Attorney;Dentist;Optometr is t ;Personal support worker;Home care worker; orReferral agent.

Disabled: Any “public or privateofficial,” which means any:

Physician (including any intern orresident);Physician Assistant (including anyintern or resident);Naturopathic physician (includingany intern or resident);Psychologist (including any internor resident);Chiropractor (including any internor resident);Licensed practical nurse;Registered nurse;Nurse’s aide;Home health aide;Employee of an in-home heal thservice;Employee of the Department ofHuman Services or Oregon HealthAuthority, local healthdepar tment , communi ty menta lheal th program or communi tydevelopmental disabil i t iesprogram or private agencycontracting with a public body toprovide any community mentalhealth service;Peace officer;Member of the clergy;Regulated social worker;Physical, speech, or occupationaltherapis t ;Information and referral ,outreach, or crisis worker;Attorney;Licensed professional counselor or

Elderly: Oral report must be made by telephone orotherwise immediately to the local office of theDepartment of Human Services or to a law enforcementagency within the county where the person making thereport is at the t ime of contact. A psychiatrist orpsychologist or member of the clergy is not required toreport information communicated by a person i f thecommunication is privileged.Disabled: Oral report must be made immediately bytelephone or otherwise to the Department of HumanServices, the designee of the department or a lawenforcement agency within the county where theperson making the report is at the t ime of contact .

Upon receipt of a report of abuse under thissection, the department or i ts designee shallnotify:

The agency providing primary casemanagement services to the adult ; andThe guardian or case manager of the adultunless the notif icat ion would undermine theintegrity of the investigation because theguardian or case manager is suspected ofcommit t ing abuse.

Elderly: Or. Rev. Stat.§§ 124.050, 124.060,124.065, 124.070,124.075, 124.085,124.095, 443.370.Disabled: Or. Rev. Stat.§§ 163.305, 410.600,410.715, 427.005,430.735, 430.743,430.753, 430.765.

Licensed professional counselor orl icensed marriage and familytherapis t ;Any public official;Firefighter or emergency medicalservices provider;Member of the LegislativeAssembly;Personal support worker;Home care worker;An individual paid by theDepartment of Human Services toprovide a service identified in anindividualized written serviceplan of an adult with adevelopmental disability; orAn individual who is paid by apublic body, in accordance withORS 430.215, to provide a serviceidentified in an individualizedwritten service plan of a childwith a developmental disability.

A psychiatrist , psychologist , member of theclergy or attorney shall not be required toreport such information communicated by aperson if the communication is privilegedunder ORS 40.225 to 40.295.

An at torney is not required to make a reportunder this sect ion by reason of informationcommunicated to the at torney in the courseof representing a client if disclosure of theinformation would be detr imental to theclient.

The Long Term Care Ombudsman or adesignee of the ombudsman is not requiredto make a report under this sect ion to theextent the report would violate 42 U.S.C.3058g(d).

Pennsylvania An employee or administrator of:A domiciliary care home;A home health care agency;A long-term care nursing facili ty;An older adult daily living center;a n dA personal care home.

An oral report must be made immediately.An employee shall notify the administratorimmediately following the report to the agency.Within 48 hours of making the oral report , theemployee or administrator shal l make a wri t ten reportto the agency.The employee may request the administrator to makeor to assist the employee in making the required oraland wri t ten reports .

35 P.S. §§ 10225.103,10225.302, 10225.701,10225.702, 10225.705,10225.706, 10225.707.

Puerto Rico Any person, including:Professionals or public officials,public or private and privatizedenti t ies that in their professionalcapacity and in the discharge oftheir funct ions learn or suspectthat an elderly person is , hasbeen, or is at risk of being a victimof abuse, insti tutional abuse,abuse by negl igence and/or abuseby institutional negligence;Health, education, social work andlaw enforcement professionals;a n dPersons engaged in directing orworking in care insti tutions orestabl ishments that offer careservices during a 24-hour day orpar t thereof .

Not specified. 8 L.P.R.A. §§ 342; 346j;346k.

Rhode Island Elders: Any person.Disabled: Any physician, physicianassistant, medical intern, registerednurse, l icensed practical nurse, nurse’saide, orderly, certified nursingassistant, medical examiner, dentist ,optometrist , optician, chiropractor,podiatrist, coroner, police officer,probation officer, emergency medicaltechnician, firefighter, speechpathologist, audiologist, social worker,pharmacist , physical or occupationaltherapist , or health officer, or anyperson, within the scope of theiremployment at a facili ty or in theirprofessional capacity, who hasknowledge of or reasonable cause tobelieve that a patient or resident in afacil i ty has been abused, mistreated, orneglected, either while in the facility or

Elders: Immediate report .Disabled: Report must be made within 24 hours or bythe end of the next business day. Telephone reportsmust be followed up by a writ ten report within 3business days.Developmentally Disabled (in a Program): Writtenreport must be made within 24 hours or by the end ofthe next business day.

Elders: R.I. Gen. Laws§§ 42 -66-4 .1 ,4 2 - 6 6 - 8 , 4 2 - 6 6 - 8 . 2 ,4 2 - 6 6 - 1 0 , 4 2 - 6 6 - 1 1 .Disabled: R.I. Gen.Laws §§ 23-17.8-1,23 -17 .8 -2 , 23 -17 .8 -3 ,2 3 - 1 7 . 8 - 4 .DevelopmentallyDisabled (in aProgram): R.I. Gen.Laws §§ 40.1-27-1,40 .1 -27-2 , 40 .1 -27-4 ,40 .1 -27-5 , 40 .1 -27-6 .

prior to being admitted.Developmentally Disabled (in aProgram): Any person who withinscope of their employment at aprogram (as defined below) or in theirprofessional capacity has knowledge ofor reasonable cause to believe that apart ic ipant in a program has beenabused, mistreated or neglected.

Sou thCarolina

Physician;Nurse;Dentist;Optometr is t ;Medical examiner;Coroner;Other medical, mental health, or alliedhealth professional;Christian Science practitioner;Religious healer;School teacher;Counselor;Psychologist;Mental health or intellectual disabilityspecialist;Social or public assistance worker;Caregiver;Staff or volunteer of an adult day carecenter or facility;Law enforcement officer; andAnyone with actual knowledge ofabuse, neglect, or exploitation.

A person required to report under this sect ion mustreport the incident within twenty-four hours or thenext working day.

S.C. Code Ann. §§4 3 - 3 5 - 1 0 , 4 3 - 3 5 - 1 3 ,4 3 - 3 5 - 1 5 , 4 3 - 3 5 - 2 5 ,4 3 - 3 5 - 3 0 , 4 3 - 3 5 - 3 5 ,4 3 - 3 5 - 5 0 , 4 3 - 3 5 - 7 5 ,4 3 - 3 5 - 8 5 .

South Dakota Any physician, dentist , doctor ofosteopathy, chiropractor , optometris t ,podiatrist , religious healingpracti t ioner, hospital intern orresident , nurse, paramedic, emergencymedical technician, social worker, orany health care professional;Any psychologist, l icensed mentalhealth professional , or counselorengaged in professional counseling;Any state, county, or municipalcriminal justice employee or lawenforcement officer; orAny staff member of a nursing facility,assisted living facility, adult day carecenter , or community support provider ,or any residential care giver, individualproviding homemaker services, victimadvocate, or hospital personnelengaged in the admission, examination,care, or treatment of elderly or disabledadul t s .

Reports should be made within 24 hours of theobtaining of knowledge or suspicion of potential abuse,neglect, or exploitation.

S.D.C.L. §§ 22-6-2,2 2 - 4 6 - 1 , 2 2 - 4 6 - 1 . 1 ,2 2 - 4 6 - 7 , 2 2 - 4 6 - 8 ,2 2 - 4 6 - 9 , 2 2 - 4 6 - 1 0 ,2 2 - 4 6 - 1 2 , 3 4 - 1 2 - 5 1 .

Tennessee Any person, including, but not l imited to, aphysician, nurse, social worker, Departmentof Human Services personnel, coroner,medical examiner, alternate care facilityemployee, or caretaker.

Reports may be oral or wri t ten and must be madeimmediately upon knowledge of the occurrence of thesuspected abuse, neglect or exploitation of an adult .

Tenn. Code Ann. §§4 0 - 3 5 - 1 1 1 , 7 1 - 6 - 1 0 2 ,7 1 - 6 - 1 0 3 , 7 1 - 6 - 1 0 5 ,7 1 - 6 - 1 1 0 , 7 1 - 6 - 1 2 2 ,7 1 - 6 - 1 2 3 .

Texas Any person. Reports are to be made immediately and can be madeorally or in writing.

Tex. Hum. Res. Code §§48.002, 48.051, 48.052,48.053, 48.054; Tex. Healthand Safety Code §260A.002; Tex. Penal Code§§ 12.21, 12.35.

Utah Any person. Report to be made immediately. U.C.A. §§ 62A-3-301,62A-3-304 , 62A-3-305 ,7 6 - 3 - 2 0 1 , 7 6 - 3 - 2 0 4 ,7 6 - 3 - 3 0 1 , 7 6 - 5 - 1 1 1 ,76 -5 -111 .1 , 76 -5b -202 .

Vermont Employees, contractors and grantees ofthe Vermont Agency of Human Serviceswho are involved in caregiving;Physician, osteopath, chiropractor,physician’s assistant, nurse, medicalexaminer, l icensed nursing assistant ,emergency medical services personnel,dentist , or psychologist;School teacher, school librarian, schooladministrator , school guidancecounselor, school aide, school busdriver, or school employee or schoolcontractor who works regularly withs tuden t s ;Mental health professional, socialworker , person or organizat ion thatoffers, provides, or arranges for

Oral or writ ten report to be made as soon as possiblebut in no event later than 48 hours, followed-up (iforal) within 1 week by a written report.

12 V.S.A. §1614; 33 V.S.A.§§ 6902, 6903, 6904, 6908,6909, 6913.

personal care for vulnerable adults, acaregiver employed by a vulnerableadult , employee of or contractorinvolved in caregiving for a communitymental health center, and an individualwho works regularly with vulnerableadults and who is an employee of anadult day care center, area agency onaging, senior center, or meal programdesigned primarily to serve vulnerableadul ts ;Law enforcement officer; andHospital , nursing home, residentialcare home, home health agency or anyenti ty providing nursing or nursingrelated services for remuneration,intermediate care facili ty for adultswith developmental disabilit ies,therapeutic community residence,group home, developmental home,school or contractor involved incaregiving, or an operator or employeeof any of these facilities or agencies.

Note: (1) a crisis worker acting pursuant to a12 V.S.A. §1614 and (2) the StateLong-Term Care Ombudsman and hisrepresentat ives are not required to report .

Virgin Islands Any person who has assumed ful l orintermittent responsibil i ty for care orcustody of an elder or dependent adult ,whether or not that person receivescompensat ion, including administrators ,supervisors, and any l icensed staff of apublic or private facility that provides careor services for elder or dependent adults;any elder or dependent adul t custodian,health practi t ioner, clergy member, oremployee of the Department HumanServices or a local law enforcement agencyand are required by law to report abuse orneglect of an elder or dependent adult .

Oral report should be made by telephone immediatelyor as soon as reasonably practicable, and by a writ tenreport sent within two working days from the date ofthe reported incident .If the conduct involves criminal activity, a mandatedreporter or any person shall report i t immediately tothe appropriate law enforcement agency.

34 V.I.C. § 452, 453, 454,457, 458.

Virginia Any of the following persons acting intheir professional capacity:

Any person licensed, certified, orregistered by health regulatoryboards, with the exception ofpersons l icensed by the Board ofVeterinary Medicine;Any mental health servicesprovider;Any emergency medical servicesprovider certified by the Board ofHealth unless such providerimmediate ly repor ts the suspectedabuse, neglect or exploitationdirectly to the attending physicianat the hospital to which the adultis t ransported (who shal l makesuch report forthwith);Any guardian or conservator of anadul t ;Any person employed by orcontracted with a public or privateagency or facility and workingwith adults in an administrative,supportive or direct care capacity;Any person providing full ,intermittent or occasional care toan adul t for compensat ion,including but not l imited tocompanion, chore, homemaker,and personal care workers; andAny law enforcement officer.

Note: medical facilities inspectors ofthe Department of Heal th are exemptfrom immediate report ing whileconducting federal inspection surveys.

Report must be made immediately orally or in writ ingupon the report ing person’s determinat ion that there isreason to suspect abuse, neglect or exploitation.

Va. Code Ann. §§ 18.2-11,63.2-100, 63 .2-1603,63 .2 -1606 .

Washington An employee of the WashingtonDepartment of Social and HealthServices;Law enforcement officer;Social worker;Professional school personnel;Individual provider;An employee or operator of a facility(e.g., assisted living facility, nursinghome, adult family home, soldiers’

Initial report to be made immediately either orally or inwriting.

Wash. Rev. Code§§ 9A.20.021, 74.34.020,74.34.035, 74.34.050,74.34.053, 74.34.180,74.34.205

home, residential habil i tat ion center orany other facili ty licensed or requiredto be l icensed by the WashingtonDepartment of Social and HealthServices);An employee of a social service,welfare, mental health, adult dayhealth, adult day care, home health,home care or hospice agency;County coroner or medical examiner;Christian Science practitioner; andHealthcare provider subject to 18.130RCW “Regulation of Health Professions– Uniform Disciplinary Act”.

West Virginia Any medical, dental or mental healthprofessional;Christian Science practitioner orreligious healer;Social service worker;Law enforcement official;Humane officer;State or regional ombudsman; andAny employee of any nursing home orother residential facility.

Reports shall be made immediately by telephone to theDepartment of Health and Human Resources’ localadult protective services agency and shall be followedby a writ ten report by the complainant or the receivingagency within forty-eight hours.

W. Va. Code, §§ 9-6-1,9 - 6 - 9 , 9 - 6 - 1 0 , 9 - 6 - 1 1 ,9 - 6 - 1 2 , 9 - 6 - 1 3 , 9 - 6 - 1 4 .

Wisconsin Any of the following who has seen anelder adult at r isk or an adult at r isk i nthe course of the person’s professionalduties:

An employee of any entity that islicensed, certified, or approved byor regis tered with the Departmentof Health and Family Services;Any licensed health care provider,including any:

Nurse;Chiropractor;Dentist;Physician;physician assistant;perfusionist ;podiatr is t ;physical therapist ;physical therapist assistant;occupat ional therapis t oroccupat ional therapyassis tant ;a person practicing Christ ianScience treatmentoptometr i s t ;psychologist;a par tnership, corporat ion orlimited liability companythereof that provides heal thcare services;a cooperative health careassociat ion (organized understatute 185.981) that directlyprovides services throughsalaried employees in i ts ownfacility; anda home health agency; and

A social worker, professionalcounselor, or marriage and familytherapis t cer t i f ied underWisconsin law.

Not specified in statute. Wis. Stat. Ann. §§ 46.90,55.01, 55.043.

Wyoming Any person or agency. Report must be made immediately either orally or inwriting.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§3 5 - 2 0 - 1 0 2 , 3 5 - 2 0 - 1 0 3 ,3 5 - 2 0 - 1 1 1 , 3 5 - 2 0 - 1 1 3 ,3 5 - 2 0 - 1 1 4 .

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Mandatory Reporting Requirements: The Elderly