(a) If a report received under AS 47.24.010 pertains to the undue influence, abandonment, exploitation, abuse, neglect, or self-neglect of a vulnerable adult who is 60 years of age or older that is alleged to have been committed by or to have resulted from the negligence of the staff or a volunteer of an out-of-home care facility, including a facility licensed under AS 47.32, in which the vulnerable adult resides, the department shall transfer the report for investigation to the long term care ombudsman under AS 47.62.015 .
(b) The department shall investigate a report received under AS 47.24.010 regarding the undue influence, abandonment, exploitation, abuse, neglect, or self-neglect of a vulnerable adult who is less than 60 years of age that is alleged to have been committed by or to have resulted from the negligence of the staff or a volunteer of an out-of-home care facility in which the vulnerable adult resides.
(c) Upon receipt of a report under (a) or (b) of this section, the long term care ombudsman and the department shall
(1) conduct an investigation as appropriate under AS 47.62.015 or this title, respectively;
(2) coordinate and cooperate in their responses to and investigations of the report if their jurisdictions overlap;
(3) provide the results of their actions or investigations to the central information and referral service of the office of the department that handles adult protective services within 60 days after the receipt of the report.
(d) If the long term care ombudsman receives directly a report regarding the undue influence, abandonment, exploitation, abuse, neglect, or self-neglect of a vulnerable adult in an out-of-home care facility, the ombudsman shall provide the report, and the results of the ombudsman's actions or investigations regarding the report, to the central information and referral service of the office of the department that handles adult protective services. The department may investigate the report as described in AS 47.24.015 if the department determines that action is appropriate.
(e) After the results of an investigation by the long term care ombudsman are provided to the department under (c) or (d) of this section, the department may make a final determination as described in AS 47.24.015 (b), based on the investigation results provided, regarding services to be offered to the vulnerable adult.
(f) If an investigation conducted by an agency under this section shows reasonable cause to believe that a certified nurse aide has committed abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of property, the agency shall report the matter to the Board of Nursing.
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