| (a) APS assigns the following priorities to reported
allegations:
(1) Priority I--Allegation that the alleged victim
is in a state of serious harm or is in danger of death from abuse
or neglect.
(2) Priority II--Allegation that the alleged victim
is abused, neglected, or financially exploited and, as a result, is
at risk of serious harm.
(3) Priority III--Allegation that the alleged victim
is in a state of abuse or neglect when the severity and immediacy
of the allegation do not meet the definitions in paragraphs (1) or
(2) of this subsection.
(4) Priority IV--Allegation that the alleged victim
is financially exploited when there is no serious harm.
(b) APS establishes the timeframe for conducting the
initial face-to-face contact with the alleged victim based on the
priority assigned to the allegation(s).
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