Common use of Reporting Abuse and Neglect Clause in Contracts

Reporting Abuse and Neglect. The Contractor, including its administration, staff and any volunteers, is a mandated reporter as defined under RCW 74.34.020(14), and must comply with reporting requirements described in RCW 74.34.035, 040 and Chapter 26.44 RCW. If the County is notified that an employee, officer or agent of the Contractor has been cited or is on the registry for a substantiated finding, the employee, officer or agent will be prohibited from providing services under this Agreement. 5.6.1. The Contractor shall promptly report to the County per DDA Policy 5.13 Protection from Abuse, and DDA Policy 6.08, Incident Management and Reporting Requirements for County and County Contracted Providers if: there is reasonable cause to believe that abandonment, abuse, financial exploitation or neglect (as defined by RCW 74.34.020) of a person who has a developmental disability (as defined in RCW 71A.10.020) has occurred. 5.6.2. If the Contractor has reason to suspect that sexual or physical assault of such a person has occurred, the Contractor shall also immediately report to the appropriate law enforcement agency. 5.6.3. If the client is the suspected or alleged perpetrator of abandonment, abuse, financial exploitation, neglect, or physical or sexual assault as defined by RCW 74.34.020, the Contractor shall immediately report the alleged incident to the County, Adult Protective Services, and/or Law Enforcement in accordance with DDA Policy 5.13 and DDA Policy 6.08.