049-2 Wyo. Code R. §§ 2-2 - Intake
(a) All reports of
suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, abandonment, intimidation or
self-neglect shall be entered into the Department's data system.
(b) All reports shall be screened to
determine whether the allegation meets the statutory definitions of vulnerable
adult abuse, neglect, exploitation, abandonment, intimidation or self-neglect.
The alleged victim's defined or assumed capacity to consent does not determine
if a case should or should not be opened.
(c) The intake process shall include
gathering sufficient information to enable the caseworker to:
(i) Identify and locate the vulnerable adult
and determine if the adult lives with a caregiver, family member, or individual
in a domestic or facility setting or is a vulnerable adult living
alone;
(ii) Assess the severity of
the situation and consider the urgency of the response; and
(iii) Determine if the report requires
contact with an outside agency, and if so, which outside agency should be
contacted.
(d) Evidence
of a person's advanced age, physical limitations, and/or mental incapacity may
be provided by any or all of the following:
(i) Intake caseworker's assessment from
information provided by reporter or collateral contacts;
(ii) Information from pre-existing documents
such as medical, court, and adult protective services records;
(iii) Information received from a person
having credible information or knowledge of the condition of the vulnerable
adult; or
(iv) Physician's,
psychologists, mental health professionals, or medical professional's
evaluation.
(e) The
caseworker shall check records to obtain pertinent information, including past
Department involvement with either facility or caregiver, as
appropriate.
Notes
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(a) All reports of suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, abandonment, intimidation or self-neglect shall be entered into the Department's data system.
(b) All reports shall be screened to determine whether the allegation meets the statutory definitions of vulnerable adult abuse, neglect, exploitation, abandonment, intimidation or self-neglect. The alleged victim's defined or assumed capacity to consent does not determine if a case should or should not be opened.
(c) The intake process shall include gathering sufficient information to enable the caseworker to:
(i) Identify and locate the vulnerable adult and determine if the adult lives with a caregiver, family member, or individual in a domestic or facility setting or is a vulnerable adult living alone;
(ii) Assess the severity of the situation and consider the urgency of the response; and
(iii) Determine if the report requires contact with an outside agency, and if so, which outside agency should be contacted.
(d) Evidence of a person's advanced age, physical limitations, and/or mental incapacity may be provided by any or all of the following:
(i) Intake caseworker's assessment from information provided by reporter or collateral contacts;
(ii) Information from pre-existing documents such as medical, court, and adult protective services records;
(iii) Information received from a person having credible information or knowledge of the condition of the vulnerable adult; or
(iv) Physician's, psychologists, mental health professionals, or medical professional's evaluation.
(e) The caseworker shall check records to obtain pertinent information, including past Department involvement with either facility or caregiver, as appropriate.