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Last Action

Ch. SL 2025-232025-06-26

Vote Breakdown

Plain Language Summary

This bill authorizes North Carolina counties to establish local Adult Protection Multidisciplinary Teams composed of social services, law enforcement, legal, mental health, and other professionals to review cases of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of disabled adults and older adults. These teams can share confidential information between members to coordinate services and make recommendations to address systemic gaps in protecting vulnerable populations.

Arguments in Favor

• •Supporters argue that bringing together professionals from different fields allows for better identification of abuse and neglect patterns, more coordinated help for victims, and prevents re-victimization.
• •The bill addresses a gap in protections for disabled and older adults by enabling agencies that typically work in silos to share information and develop comprehensive solutions to systemic problems in service delivery.

Arguments Against

• •Opponents may be concerned about privacy protections and whether confidential information shared between multiple agencies could be misused or inadvertently disclosed.
• •Some may question whether the administrative burden and cost of establishing and maintaining these teams is justified, or whether existing individual agency case reviews are already adequate for protecting vulnerable adults.