§ 62A-3-312. Access to information in database. (Effective 5/13/2014)

     The database and the adult protection case file:

(1) shall be made available to law enforcement agencies, the attorney general's office, city attorneys, 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 62A-14-103; and

(B) the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, created in Section 62A-3-203.

Amended by Chapter 245, 2014 General Session