§ 71-6-203. Administration of Programs
In administering these programs, the department with authority over each program: Shall divide all funds received under this part equally, with fifty percent (50%) of the funds to be allocated to the department of finance and administration for family violence shelters and shelter services and fifty percent (50%) to be allocated to the department of […]
§ 71-6-204. Incorporation, Taxation and Reporting Prerequisites for Receiving Funds
To receive funds under this part, organizations shall: Be incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation, and be tax-exempt under § 501 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 501); and Comply with §§ 37-1-403 and 37-1-605 by reporting cases of suspected child abuse or neglect or child sexual abuse to the department of children’s services […]
§ 71-6-205. Prerequisites to Receiving Funds for Shelters or Shelter Services
To receive funds under this part for family violence shelter services or shelters, or both, all applicants shall show that they have provided shelter services for at least six (6) months prior to the application for funds under this part, and that the funds provided under this part will enable them to establish or maintain […]
§ 71-6-115. Cooperation by Law Enforcement Officials
It is the legislative intent that law enforcement officials shall cooperate with the department of human services in providing protective services under this part. Further, when the department is unable to return an adult to physical custody who voluntarily leaves such custody, law enforcement officials shall assist in returning the adult to such physical custody […]
§ 71-6-116. Motion for Review of Court Decree
Either party to a proceeding under this part, or any interested person on behalf of the adult subject to such a proceeding, may file a motion for review of the decree of the court at any time.
§ 71-6-118. Confidentiality of Information, Reports and Proceedings — Penalties
The identity of a person who reports abuse, neglect, or exploitation, as those terms are defined in § 71-6-102, as required under this part, is confidential and may not be revealed except as otherwise provided in this section or upon an order by a court with jurisdiction under this part for good cause shown. The […]
§ 71-6-120. Right of Elderly Person or Disabled Adult to Recover for Abuse or Neglect, Sexual Abuse, Exploitation, or Theft
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Capacity to consent” means the mental ability to make a rational decision, which includes the ability to perceive, appreciate all relevant facts and to reach a rational judgment upon such facts; or to make and carry out reasonable decisions concerning the person or the person’s […]
§ 71-6-121. Posting of Contact Information on Adult Protective Service
All offices of physicians licensed pursuant to title 63, chapter 6 or 9, all health care facilities licensed pursuant to title 68, chapter 11, all senior centers, all community centers and all pharmacies shall post the following in the main public entrance: Contact information including the statewide toll-free number of the division of adult protective […]
§ 71-6-110. Violation of Duty to Report
Any person who fails to make reasonable efforts to make a report required by this chapter or § 39-15-509(a) commits a Class A misdemeanor.
§ 71-6-111. Authority and Responsibility of Department
It is the legislative intent that the protective services set out in this part be provided and that the department have present authority to provide or to arrange for the provision of the same. However, the provision of the services is subject to budgetary limitations and the availability of funds appropriated for the general provision […]