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Home » US Law » 2022 Florida Statutes » Title XXX - Social Welfare » Chapter 415 - Adult Protective Services » 415.1035 – Facility’s Duty to Inform Residents of Their Right to Report Abusive, Neglectful, or Exploitive Practices.
415.1035 Facility’s duty to inform residents of their right to report abusive, neglectful, or exploitive practices.—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.

History.—s. 97, ch. 95-418; s. 29, ch. 2000-349; s. 58, ch. 2006-227.