Code of Alabama - Title 38: Public Welfare - Chapter 9 - Protection of Aged Adults or Adults With a Disability

• Section 38-9-1 Short title
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Adult Protective Services Act of 1976.
• Section 38-9-2 Definitions
  For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ABUSE. The infliction of physical pain, injury, or the willful...
• Section 38-9-3 Legislative findings and intent
  The legislature recognizes that there are many adult citizens of the state who, because of the infirmities of age, disabilities or like incapacities, are in...
• Section 38-9-4 Arrangements for protective services; liability of department for protective services; services to conform to wishes of person to be served; duty of department to ascertain persons in need of care and protection
  (a) Protective services may be arranged when an adult person is in need of care and protection because of danger to his health or safety;...
• Section 38-9-5 Emergency protective services
  When there is brought to the attention of a county department of human resources a person who is unable, because of physical or mental disabilities,...
• Section 38-9-6 Protective placement or other protective services
  (a) An interested person may petition the court to order protective placement or other protective services for an adult in need of protective services. No...
• Section 38-9-7 Violations; penalties
  (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to abuse, neglect, exploit, or emotionally abuse any protected person. For purposes of this section, residence in...
• Section 38-9-8 Reports by physicians, etc., of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, neglect, or exploitation - Required; contents; investigation
  (a) All physicians and other practitioners of the healing arts or any caregiver having reasonable cause to believe that any protected person has been subjected...
• Section 38-9-9 Reports by physicians, etc., of physical abuse, neglect or exploitation - Immunity of reporter from civil and criminal liability
  Any person, firm or corporation making or participating in the making of a report pursuant to this chapter or participating in a judicial proceeding resulting...
• Section 38-9-10 Reports by physicians, etc., of physical abuse, neglect or exploitation - Penalty for failure to make report
  Any physician or other practitioner of the healing arts who shall knowingly fail to make the report required by this chapter shall be guilty of...
• Section 38-9-11 Exemption of officers, agents and employees of department from civil liability
  Any officer, agent or employee of the department, in the good faith exercise of his duties under this chapter, shall not be liable for any...

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