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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-102 - Duty to report; content of report; immunity (Protection of the Abused, Neglected or Exploited Disabled Adult Act)

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What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1The caregiver must make the report in good faith and without malicious purpose in order to retain the statutory immunity from civil or criminal liability for reporting, testifying, or participating in a related evaluation. (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-102(c))(N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-102 - Duty to report; content of report; immunity (Protection of the Abused, Neglected or Exploited Disabled Adult Act))
  • 2The caregiver must ensure the report — which may be made orally or in writing — includes the disabled adult's name, address, and age; the name and address of the caretaker; and the nature and extent of the disabled adult's injury or condition resulting from abuse or neglect, plus other relevant information. (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-102(b))(N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-102 - Duty to report; content of report; immunity (Protection of the Abused, Neglected or Exploited Disabled Adult Act))
  • 3The caregiver must report to the county director of social services whenever they have reasonable cause to believe that a disabled adult is in need of protective services (i.e., is abused, neglected, or exploited). (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-102(a))(N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-102 - Duty to report; content of report; immunity (Protection of the Abused, Neglected or Exploited Disabled Adult Act))

Applies to: personal care / home care / in-home aide services for disabled adults

North Carolina's universal mandatory-reporting statute under the Protection of the Abused, Neglected or Exploited Disabled Adult Act. It requires any person — including home-care and personal-care caregivers — with reasonable cause to believe a disabled adult is in need of protective services (i.e., abused, neglected, or exploited) to report to the county director of social services, specifies required report content, and grants good-faith reporter immunity.

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