In my last blog post about the confidentiality of adult protective services (APS) information, I described a five-step framework for determining when a department of social services (DSS) may release APS information (see flowchart here). The first step in that … Read more The post Laws That May Require Disclosure of Confidential Adult Protective Services Information appeared first on Coates’ Canons NC Local Government Law.| Coates’ Canons NC Local Government Law
This post is co-authored with my colleague Meredith Smith. For years, local stakeholders in North Carolina have been forming adult protective multidisciplinary teams (MDTs)—groups of professionals from different disciplines who find ways to prevent and respond to abuse, neglect, and … Read more The post Statutory Case Review Multidisciplinary Teams: S.L. 2025-23 Provides a New Model for Protecting Vulnerable Adults appeared first on Coates’ Canons NC Local Government Law.| Coates’ Canons NC Local Government Law
In North Carolina, each county department of social services (DSS) is responsible for receiving and evaluating reports of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation of disabled adults. See G.S. 108A-102 and –103. These reports and the evaluations that follow them often … Read more| Coates’ Canons NC Local Government Law