This policy provides direction and guidance to the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) community on the application of Maryland mandatory vulnerable adult maltreatment.
Maryland law requires health practitioners, police officers, and human service workers (social workers and caseworkers) to report suspected abuse of vulnerable adults to the local department of social services. See Maryland Annotated Code, Family Law 14-101, 14-102, 14-103, and 14-104.
View full policy here: Policy for Reporting Suspected Vulnerable Adult Abuse and Neglect