The secretary shall direct the coordination of the investigation of complaints of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation made pursuant to this article, and the various agencies of the department, the adult protective services system, the state and regional long-term care ombudsmen, administrators of nursing homes or other residential facilities, county prosecutors, and any other applicable state or federal agency shall cooperate among each other for the purposes of observing, reporting, investigating, and acting upon complaints of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of any vulnerable adult or facility resident in this state.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 6. Social Services for Adults
§9-6-2. Adult Protective Services; Immunity From Civil Liability; Rules; Organization and Duties
§9-6-3. Cooperation Among Agencies; Termination and Reduction of Assistance by Commissioner
§9-6-4. Action to Abate Abuse, Neglect, Emergency, or Financial Exploitation
§9-6-5. Emergency Immediate Remedial Treatment; Procedure
§9-6-6. Payment and Termination of Payment for Services to a Vulnerable Adult
§9-6-7. Comprehensive System of Adult Protective Services; Compulsory Assistance Prohibited
§9-6-8. Confidentiality of Records
§9-6-9a. Mandatory Reporting Suspected of Animal Cruelty by Adult Protective Service Workers
§9-6-10. Mandatory Reporting to Medical Examiner or Coroner; Postmortem Investigation
§9-6-12. Reporting Person's Immunity From Liability
§9-6-13. Abrogation of Privileged Communications