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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-20-103 - Reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation, intimidation or abandonment of vulnerable adult; reports maintained in central registry

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What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1The provider/caregiver must immediately report to a law enforcement agency or the Department when they know or have reasonable cause to believe a vulnerable adult is being or has been abused, neglected, exploited, intimidated, or abandoned, or is committing self neglect. (Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-20-103(a))(Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-20-103 - Reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation, intimidation or abandonment of vulnerable adult; reports maintained in central registry)
  • 2The reporter must include, when available, the vulnerable adult's name, age and address, the caregiver's name and address, the nature and extent of the condition, and the basis of the reporter's knowledge. (Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-20-103(b))(Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-20-103 - Reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation, intimidation or abandonment of vulnerable adult; reports maintained in central registry)
  • 3The reporter must convey the report either orally or in writing to the receiving law enforcement agency or Department. (Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-20-103(a))(Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-20-103 - Reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation, intimidation or abandonment of vulnerable adult; reports maintained in central registry)

Applies to: home care, personal care, HCBS caregivers and agencies serving vulnerable adults

Wyoming's universal mandatory reporting statute for vulnerable adults. Any person or agency, including home-care and personal-care caregivers, who knows or reasonably believes a vulnerable adult is being abused, neglected, exploited, intimidated, or abandoned (or self-neglecting) must immediately report to law enforcement or the Department of Family Services. Reports may be oral or written and should include specified information about the adult, caregiver, and condition. Good-faith reporters receive civil immunity, and substantiated reports are entered into a central registry.

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