Neglect means the commission or omission of any of the acts specified below, other than by accidental means:
Neglect means the failure or omission by a caregiver to supply a vulnerable adult with care or services, including but not limited to, food, clothing, shelter, health care, or supervision which is: (1) reasonable and necessary to obtain or maintain the vulnerable adult’s physical or mental health or safety, considering the physical and mental capacity or dysfunction of the vulnerable adult; and (2) which is not the result of an accident or therapeutic conduct. Neglect also includes the absence or likelihood of absence of care or services, including but not limited to, food, clothing, shelter, health care, or supervision necessary to maintain the physical and mental health of the vulnerable adult which a reasonable person would deem essential to obtain or maintain the vulnerable adult’s health, safety, or comfort considering the physical or mental capacity or dysfunction of the vulnerable adult. Neglect does not include actions specifically excluded by Minn. Stat. § 626.5572, Subd. 17.
Neglect which shall mean any action, inaction or lack of attention that breaches a custodian's duty and that results in or is likely to result in physical injury or serious or protracted impairment of the physical, mental or emotional condition of a service recipient. Neglect shall include, but is not limited to: (i) failure to provide proper supervision, including a lack of proper supervision that results in conduct between persons receiving services that would constitute abuse as described in paragraphs (a) through
Examples of Neglect in a sentence
Neglect may occur during pregnancy as a result of maternal substance abuse.
Child endangerment can still be present.o Neglect is not a priority.
Specifically, the charge of the Governor’s Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect is to:1.
RCBA Pre-School Response to Child Abuse & Neglect and Prevention River City Believers Academy Pre-School is required by law to report any suspicion of abuse and neglect and also any suspected abuse or neglect to the children we have in care.
The Panels include: The Citizen Review Panel for Prevention which is housed within the Children’s Trust Fund; the Citizen Review Panel for Child Death Review Teams which includes both the Office of the Family Advocate (MDHHS) and the Office of the Children’s Ombudsman; and the Citizen Review Panel for Children’s Protective Services, Foster Care, and Adoption which assembles under the Governor’s Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect.
More Definitions of Neglect
Neglect means an act or failure to act committed by an employee or volunteer of the department, a community mental health services program, or a licensed hospital; a service provider under contract with the department, a community mental health services program, or a licensed hospital; or an employee or volunteer of a service provider under contract with the department, a community mental health services program, or a licensed hospital, that denies a recipient the standard of care or treatment to which he or she is entitled under this act.
Neglect means the commission or omission of any of the acts specified under clauses (1) to (9), other than by accidental means:
Neglect means the intentional failure to provide treatment, care, goods and services necessary to maintain the health and safety of the patient or resident, or the intentional failure to carry out a plan of treatment or care prescribed by the physician of the patient or resident, or the intentional failure to report patient or resident health problems or changes in health conditions to an immediate supervisor or nurse, or the intentional lack of attention to the physical needs of a patient or resident including, but not limited to toileting, bathing, meals and safety. Provided, however, no person shall be considered to be neglected for the sole reason that he or she relies or is being furnished treatment in accordance with the tenets and teachings of a well-recognized church or denomination by a duly- accredited practitioner thereof.
Neglect. (OAA) means the failure:
Neglect means either of the following:
Neglect means failure to provide goods and/or services necessary to avoid physical harm, mental anguish, or mental illness;
Neglect of an adult means the failure or omission on the part of the caregiver to provide the care, supervision, and services necessary to maintain the physical and behavioral health of the vulnerable adult, including, but not limited to, food, clothing, medicine, shelter, supervision, and medical services, that a prudent person would consider essential for the well-being of the vulnerable adult. The term “neglect” also means the failure of a caregiver to make a reasonable effort to protect a vulnerable adult from abuse, neglect, or exploitation by others. “Neglect” is repeated conduct or a single incident of carelessness that produces, or could reasonably be expected to result in, serious physical or psychological injury or a substantial risk of death.