Statutes | Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Tribal Vulnerable Adult Protection Ordinance Chapter 3 ยง 301 | 2020
The Department shall develop a comprehensive Vulnerable Adult Protection Program. The Program shall be submitted to the Business Committee for approval not later than 120 days following the passage of the Ordinance. The Program shall be reviewed and updated annually and shall include a recommended budget necessary to meet the objectives of the program. The Program shall provide for the following:
a. A Vulnerable Adult Advocate to provide referral and outreach services for Vulnerable Adults and to develop and coordinate programs for the prevention of Vulnerable Adult abuse, neglect or self-neglect, and exploitation.
b. Establish criteria and standards for Vulnerable Adult abuse, neglect or self-neglect, and exploitation intervention.
c. The process, procedures, and points of contact for reporting and investigating suspected abuse, neglect or self-neglect, or exploitation.
d. A process for conducting physical, mental, and social assessments of a Vulnerable Adult when a petition for Vulnerable Adult protection order has been filed.
e. The process and procedures for petitioning the Court for protective services or placement.
f. The delivery of Vulnerable Adult protective services or protective placement services.
g. An education and training program for Vulnerable Adult Advocates to ensure they have the knowledge and skills required to provide quality service to the Tribes Vulnerable Adults.
h. Recommendations and potential obstacles, as to the creation and implementation of guardianships for Vulnerable Adults and an anticipated or proposed costs for the Tribe to implement or oversee a Vulnerable Adult guardianship program. The recommendation may include anticipated or recommended sources of funding, whether tribal, state or federal.
i. Such other recommendation or actions as believed necessary to carry out this Ordinance.