Vulnerable adult definition

Vulnerable adult means any person 18 years of age or older who: (1) is a resident or inpatient of a facility; (2) receives services required to be licensed under Minnesota Statutes chapter 245A, except as excluded under Minnesota Statutes section 626.5572, Subd. 21(a)(2); (3) receives services from a licensed home care provider or person or organization that offers, provides, or arranges for personal care assistance services under the medical assistance program; or (4) regardless of residence or whether any type of service is received, possesses a physical or mental infirmity or other physical, mental, or emotional dysfunction that impairs the individual’s ability to provide adequately for the individual’s own care without assistance or supervision and, because of the dysfunction or infirmity and need for care or services, has an impaired ability to protect the individual’s self from maltreatment.

Vulnerable adult means a person 18 years of age or older whose ability to perform the normal activities of daily living or to provide for his or her own care or protection is impaired due to a mental, emotional, sensory, long-term physical, or developmental disability or dysfunction, or brain damage, or the infirmities of aging.

Vulnerable adult means “a person eighteen (18) years of age or older who is unable to protect himself from abuse, neglect or exploitation due to physical or mental impairment which affects the person's judgment or behavior to the extent that he lacks sufficient understanding or capacity to make or communicate or implement decisions regarding his person, funds, property or resources.” Idaho Statutes § 18-1505(4)(e).

Examples of Vulnerable adult in a sentence

• Vulnerable adult includes an incapacitated person as defined in A.R.S. §14-5101.

• Vulnerable adult means any person who needs to access community care services by reason of mental or other disability or illness; and who is or may be unable to take care of him or herself, or unable to protect him or herself against significant harm or exploitation because of mental or other disability or illness.

• Vulnerable adult includes an incapacitated person as defined in ARS § 14-5101 (ARS § 46-451).

• Vulnerable adult victims of this type of behaviour must and do learn to cope in this environment.

• If you reveal information about child abuse or child neglect, I am required by law to report this to the appropriate authority.Vulnerable Adult Abuse: Vulnerable adult abuse or neglect.

More Definitions of Vulnerable adult

Vulnerable adult means a person 18 years of age or older who

Vulnerable adult means an elder adult, or an adult 18 years of age or older who has a mental or physical impairment including mental illness, mental deficiency, physical illness or disability, chronic use of drugs, chronic intoxication, short-term memory loss, or other cause which substantially affects that person's ability to:

Vulnerable adult means an elder adult or an adult who has a temporary or

Vulnerable adult means an individual who is eighteen years of age or older who is unable to protect himself from abuse, neglect or exploitation by others because of a physical or mental impairment.

Vulnerable adult means an elder adult or an adult who has a temporary or permanent mental or physical impairment that substantially affects the person's ability to:

Vulnerable adult means a person who, regardless of residence or whether any type of service is received, possesses a physical or mental infirmity or other physical, mental, or emotional dysfunction:

Vulnerable adult means a vulnerable adult as the term is defined in section 50-25.2-01.