Reports of Harm
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Statutory guideline: AS 47.24.010 (a)
A mandatory reporter "who in the performance of their professional duties, has reasonable cause to believe that a vulnerable adult has been abused shall, not later than 24 hours after first having cause for the belief, report the belief."
Report of Harm Sample Form (PDF)
This slide gives you the statutory language explaining when you are to provide the mandatory report.
Please notice that all you have to have is the “belief” that someone has been or will be harmed. As a mandatory reporter you do not have to have all of the facts and you are not to “conduct your own investigation.” You are only expected to have enough information to determine whether someone has been harmed. A person listed as a mandatory reporter who reports to the Long Term Care Ombudsmen or to the Department of Health and Social Services that a vulnerable adult had been abused, neglected or exploited in an out-of-home care facility is considered to have met their duty to report.
We have provided you a copy of the report of harm. Please click on the link above to see the document. This report can be faxed or used as a guide to obtain the information that you call into APS.