§ 10-115. Multidisciplinary elderly and vulnerable adult abuse team to investigate and prosecut...
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 43A. Mental HealthEffective: November 1, 2022
Effective: November 1, 2022
43A Okl.St.Ann. § 10-115
§ 10-115. Multidisciplinary elderly and vulnerable adult abuse team to investigate and prosecute crimes
A. In coordination with the District Attorneys Council, each district attorney may develop a multidisciplinary team for the investigation and prosecution of crimes committed against the elderly or vulnerable adults in each county of the district attorney or in a contiguous group of counties. The lead agency for the team shall be chosen by the members of the team. The team shall intervene in reports involving sexual abuse, abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly person or vulnerable adult as defined in Section 10-103 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes.
b. the development of a written protocol for investigation of sexual abuse, abuse, neglect, or exploitation cases of elderly or vulnerable adults and for the interview of victims to ensure coordination and cooperation between all agencies involved. Such protocol shall include confidentiality statements and interagency agreements signed by member agencies that specify the cooperative effort of the member agencies to the team,
f. development of expertise through training. Each team member and those conducting investigations and interviews of elder or vulnerable adult abuse victims shall be trained in the multidisciplinary team approach, conduction of legally sound developmentally and age-appropriate interviews, effective investigation techniques and joint investigations as provided through the State Department of Health, the District Attorneys Council, the Department of Human Services, or other resources,
3. If trained personnel are not available in a timely manner and if a law enforcement officer or the Department of Human Services determines that there is reasonable cause to believe a delay in investigation or interview of a victim could place the victim's health or welfare in danger of harm or threatened harm, the investigation may proceed without full participation of all personnel, but only for as long as the danger to the victim exists. The Department shall make a reasonable effort to find and provide a trained investigator or interviewer.
E. Each member of the team shall protect the confidentiality of the elderly or vulnerable adult and any information made available to the team member. The multidisciplinary team and any information received by the team shall be exempt from the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act1 and the Oklahoma Open Records Act.2
Credits
Laws 2022, c. 123, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
43A Okl. St. Ann. § 10-115, OK ST T. 43A § 10-115
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 106 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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