(a) The Department of Human Services shall conduct a thorough investigation of all suspected adult maltreatment or long-term care facility resident maltreatment in accordance with this subchapter.
(b)
(1) The investigation shall be completed and an investigative determination entered within sixty (60) days.
(2) The investigation and written investigative report shall include:
(A) The nature, extent, and cause of the maltreatment;
(B) The identity of the person responsible;
(C) The names and conditions of other adults in the home, if the incident occurred in a home;
(D) An evaluation of the persons responsible for the care of the maltreated person, if any;
(E) The home environment, the relationship of the maltreated person to the next of kin or other person responsible for his or her care, and all other pertinent data; and
(F)
(i) A visit to the maltreated adult's home, if the incident occurred in the home, and an interview with the maltreated adult.
(ii) An investigator shall interview the maltreated person alone and out of the hearing of any next of kin or other person responsible for the maltreated person's care.
(iii) If necessary, an interpreter may be present during the interview of the maltreated person.
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