2011 Reports of A/N/E Involving DHS Employees | APS-5500-MANUAL
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Georgia Division of Aging Services |
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Chapter: |
2000 APS Reports and Opening Cases |
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Section Title: |
Reports of A/N/E Involving DHS Employees |
Reviewed or Updated in: |
MT 2019-04 |
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Section Number: |
2011 |
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Summary Statement
When an Adult Protective Services (APS) report of abuse, neglect, or exploitation is received which involves a current DHS employee (as either the victim or as the alleged perpetrator), including a member of his/her immediate family, the report will be handled administratively and not at the level of Central Intake (CI).
Basic Considerations
"Immediate family" is defined as husband/wife, children, parents or grandparents, brother/sister, mother-in-law and father-in-law, niece, nephew, and brother-in-law or sister-in-law or partner.
All reports require CI Specialist to:
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be sensitive to issues;
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be confidential with information; and
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protect the anonymity of all persons involved.
Procedures
CI will take the following steps when receiving reports involving DHS Employees:
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Document the report on a Word document. The report should not be entered into the DAS Data System unless under the instruction of the APS Section Manager.
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Notify CI Supervisor, APS Section Manager and APS Field Operations Manager by email so that a decision can be made regarding who will conduct the investigation.
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Send the intake report to the APS Section Manager for storage to limit access by staff.
Refer to Chapter 3 of this manual for investigative policy on reports of A/N/E involving DHS employees.