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Welfare and Institutions Code § 15760

CHAPTER 13. Adult Protective Services

Current as of September 28, 2026Welf. & Inst. Code, § 15760Official source ↗Ask about this

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 54, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 2003.

Adult protective services shall include investigations, needs assessments, remedial and preventive social work activities; the necessary tangible resources such as food, transportation, emergency shelter, and in-home protective care; the use of multidisciplinary teams; and a system in which reporting of abuse can occur on a 24-hour basis.