§ 35-46-1-13 — Battery, neglect, or exploitation of endangered adult or person with mental or physical disability; failure to report; unlawful disclosure; referrals; retaliation

(a) A person who:
(1) believes or has reason to believe that an endangered adult or
person of any age who has a mental or physical disability is the
victim of battery, neglect, or exploitation as prohibited by this
chapter or IC 35-42-2-1; and
(2) knowingly fails to report the facts supporting that belief to the
division of disability and rehabilitative services, the division of
aging, the adult protective services unit designated under IC 12-10-3, or a law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over
battery, neglect, or exploitation of an endangered adult;
commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) An officer or employee of the division or adult protective
services unit who unlawfully discloses information contained in the
records of the division of aging under IC 12-10-3-12 through IC 12-10-3-15 commits a Class C infraction.
(c) A law enforcement agency that receives a report that an
endangered adult or person of any age who has a mental or physical
disability is or may be a victim of battery, neglect, or exploitation as
prohibited by this chapter or IC 35-42-2-1 shall immediately transmit
the report to the adult protective services unit designated under IC 12-10-3.
(d) An individual who discharges, demotes, transfers, prepares a
negative work performance evaluation, reduces benefits, pay, or work
privileges, or takes other action to retaliate against an individual who
in good faith makes a report under IC 12-10-3-9 concerning an
endangered individual commits a Class A infraction.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.299, SEC.4. Amended by
P.L.185-1984, SEC.4; P.L.39-1985, SEC.3; P.L.41-1987, SEC.20;
P.L.42-1987, SEC.14; P.L.2-1992, SEC.884; P.L.4-1993, SEC.328;
P.L.5-1993, SEC.335; P.L.2-1997, SEC.75; P.L.281-2003, SEC.4;
P.L.141-2006, SEC.112; P.L.153-2011, SEC.19; P.L.238-2015,
SEC.14; P.L.5-2022, SEC.8.