Utah Code § 26B-6-202

Purpose of Adult Protective Services Program
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Subject to the rules made by the division under Section 26B-6-110, Adult Protective Services:
(1) shall investigate or cause to be investigated reports of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation of
vulnerable adults;
(2) shall, where appropriate, provide short-term, limited protective services with the permission of
the affected vulnerable adult or the guardian or conservator of the vulnerable adult;
(3) shall, subject to Section 26B-6-217, provide emergency protective services; and
(4) may make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
and develop procedures and policies relating to:
(a) reporting and investigating incidents of abuse, neglect, or exploitation; and
(b) providing protective services to the extent that funds are appropriated by the Legislature for
this purpose.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 308, 2023 General Session

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