2020 West Virginia Code
Chapter 9. Human Services
Article 6. Social Services for Adults
§9-6-3. Cooperation Among Agencies; Termination and Reduction of Assistance by Commissioner

Universal Citation: WV Code § 9-6-3 (2020)

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.

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