2019 US Virgin Islands Code
Title 34 - Welfare
Chapter 15 - The Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Prevention Act
- § 451. Short title
- § 452. Definitions
- § 453. Mandated reporter; duties
- § 454. Other persons making report
- § 455. Evidentiary privileges
- § 456. Disclosure; penalties
- § 457. Identity of person reporting; confidentiality
- § 458. Immunity from liability of persons authorized to report abuse; attorney costs
- § 459. Cross-report to law enforcement agency and licensing agency
- § 460. Designation of agency to investigate reports; inventory of service agencies to assist victims
- § 461. Guidelines for determining whether investigation is warranted
- § 462. Training programs
- § 463. Provision of instructional materials regarding elder and dependent adult abuse and neglect
- § 464. Forms for written abuse reports; contents
- § 465. Criminal background check for certified nurses assistants and certified home health aide applicants
- § 466. Access to information
- § 467. Statement as to knowledge of compliance with reporting requirements
- § 468. [Reserved.]
- § 469. Criminal abuse or neglect of an elder or dependent adult
- § 470. Financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult; bad faith
- § 471. Isolation; rebuttable presumption
- § 472. Remedies
- § 473. [Reserved.]
- § 474. Death of the elder or dependent adult; jurisdiction
- § 475. Protective order for an elder or dependent adult who has suffered abuse; prohibition against possession of firearm
- § 476. Reimbursement
- § 477. Rules and regulations
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