Subject to the rules made by the division under Section 26B-6-110, Adult Protective Services:

1. (1) shall investigate or cause to be investigated reports of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults;
2. (2) shall, where appropriate, provide short-term, limited protective services with the permission of the affected vulnerable adult or the guardian or conservator of the vulnerable adult;
3. (3) shall, subject to Section 26B-6-217, provide emergency protective services; and

4. (4) may make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and develop procedures and policies relating to:

   1. (a) reporting and investigating incidents of abuse, neglect, or exploitation; and
   2. (b) providing protective services to the extent that funds are appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 308, 2023 General Session