HB98:

Adult protective services; central registry.

Bill Summary:

Adult protective services; central registry.
Creates a central registry of substantiated complaints of adult abuse,
neglect, and exploitation to be maintained by the Department for
Aging and Rehabilitative Services. The bill establishes (i) investigation
requirements for local departments of social services related to
reports of adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation; (ii) record retention
and disclosure requirements for the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative
Services and local departments of social services; (iii) notice requirements
related to findings by local departments and central registry entries;
and (iv) an appeals process to contest the findings of a local department
related to substantiated reports of adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation.