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| 12. Protective services. "Protective services" means services | which willdependent | | vulnerable adults from danger. Protective services include, but | | are not limited to, social, medical and psychiatric services | necessary to preserve the incapacitated adult's or dependent | | vulnerable adult's rights and resources and to maintain the | incapacitated adult's or dependent | | mental well-being. |
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| | | Protective services may include seeking guardianship or a | protective order under Title 18-A, Article V |
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| | | 12-A.__Self-neglect.__"Self-neglect" means neglect that is a | | result of an incapacitated adult's or vulnerable adult's own | | actions or failure to perform or obtain services necessary for | | that adult's care or support. |
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| | | 13. Serious harm. "Serious harm" means: |
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| | | A. Serious physical injury or impairment; |
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| | B. Serious mental injury or impairment, which | | in the future is likely to be evidenced by serious mental, | | behavioral or personality disorder, including, but not | | limited to, severe anxiety, depression or withdrawal, | | untoward aggressive behavior or similar serious | dysfunctional behavior; or |
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| | C. Sexual abuse or sexual exploitation. |
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| | | D.__Serious waste or dissipation of resources. |
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| | | 15. Sexual abuse or sexual exploitation. "Sexual abuse or | | sexual exploitation" means contact or interaction of a sexual | nature involving an incapacitated adult or dependent | | adult without that adult's informed consent. |
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| | | 16.__Vulnerable adult.__"Vulnerable adult" means an adult who | | has a physical or mental condition that substantially impairs the | | adult from adequately providing for that adult's daily needs.__ | | "Vulnerable adult" includes, but is not limited to, any of the | | following: |
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| | | A.__An incapacitated adult; |
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| | | B.__A resident of a nursing facility licensed or required to | | be licensed under section 1817; |
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