5-015.05A Persons Mandated to Report Adult Abuse and Neglect

473 NAC 5-015.05A

As required by Nebraska statute, when any physician, psychologist, physician assistant, nurse, nursing assistant, other medical developmental disability or mental health professional, law enforcement personnel, caregiver or employee of a sheltered workshop, owner, operator, or employee of any facility licensed by the Department of Health, or human services professional or paraprofessional not including a member of the clergy has reasonable cause to believe a vulnerable adult has been subjected to abuse or neglect, or observes a vulnerable adult being subjected to conditions or circumstances which reasonably would result in abuse or neglect, s/he is mandated to report or cause a report to be made. Any other person may report under the same circumstances.