§ 26B-6-212 — Access to information in database.

The database and the adult protection case file:
(1) shall be made available to law enforcement agencies, the attorney general's office, city attorneys, the Division of Professional Licensing, 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:

(3)(a) subjects of a report as follows:
(3)(a)(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
(3)(a)(ii) a person identified in a report as having abused, neglected, or exploited a vulnerable adult, or that person's attorney; and
(3)(b) persons involved in an evaluation or assessment of the vulnerable adult as follows:
(3)(b)(i) an employee or contractor of the department who is responsible for the evaluation or assessment of an adult protection case file;
(3)(b)(ii) a multidisciplinary team approved by the division to assist Adult Protective Services in the evaluation, assessment, and disposition of a vulnerable adult case;
(3)(b)(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;
(3)(b)(iv) a licensing authority for a facility, program, or person providing care to a victim named in a report; and
(3)(b)(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:

(3)(b)(v)(A) the Office of Public Guardian, created in Section 26B-6-302; and
(3)(b)(v)(B) the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, created in Section 26B-2-303.

Legislative History

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 308, 2023 General Session