The department shall work cooperatively with the Agency for Health Care Administration, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, and the Department of Elderly Affairs to ensure that every facility that serves vulnerable adults informs residents of their right to report abusive, neglectful, or exploitive practices. Each facility must establish appropriate policies and procedures to facilitate such reporting.
Fla. Stat. § 415.1035
Facility’s duty to inform residents of their right to report abusive, neglectful, or exploitive practices
Known as the Adult Protective Services Act
The act spans §§ 415–415 (25 sections).
History.--s. 97, ch. 95-418; s. 29, ch. 2000-349; s. 58, ch. 2006-227.
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