2006 Utah Code - 62A-3-312 — Access to information in data base.

     62A-3-312.   Access to information in data base.
     The records and information contained in the data base and the adult protection case file are protected records under Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act. However, notwithstanding the provisions of Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act, information and records contained in the data base and in the adult protection case file are not open to public inspection. Pertinent parts of the data base and the adult protection case file shall be made available to law enforcement agencies, the attorney general's office, and county or district attorney's offices and may be made available, at the discretion of the division, to:
     (1) subjects of a report as follows:
     (a) a vulnerable adult named in a report as a victim of abuse, neglect, or exploitation, or that adult's attorney or legal guardian; and
     (b) a person identified in a report as having abused, neglected, or exploited a vulnerable adult, or that person's attorney; and
     (2) persons involved in an evaluation or assessment of the vulnerable adult as follows:
     (a) an employee of the department who is responsible for the evaluation or assessment of an adult protection case file;
     (b) a multidisciplinary team approved by the division to assist Adult Protective Services in the evaluation, assessment, and disposition of a vulnerable adult case;
     (c) an authorized person or agency providing services to or responsible for the care, treatment, assessment, or supervision of a vulnerable adult named in the report as a victim, when in the opinion of the division that information will assist in the protection of or provide other benefits to the victim;
     (d) a licensing authority for a facility, program, or person providing care to a victim named in a report;
     (e) the person or entity that reported the abuse, neglect, or exploitation, as considered necessary on an individual case basis by the division; and
     (f) legally authorized protection and advocacy agencies when they represent a victim or have been requested by the division to assist on a case.

Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 108, 2002 General Session