1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 818, the third engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 17, after line 29, insert:

1.3    "Sec. 23. FEDERAL GRANTS TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A SINGLE
1.4COMMON ENTRY POINT FOR REPORTING MALTREATMENT OF A
1.5VULNERABLE ADULT.
1.6(a) The commissioner of human services shall seek federal funding for activities
1.7to design, implement, maintain, and evaluate the common entry point for reports of
1.8suspected maltreatment made pursuant to section 626.557. The purpose of the federal
1.9grant funds are to establish a common entry point with a state wide toll-free telephone
1.10number and web based system to report known or suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation
1.11of a vulnerable adult.
1.12(b) A common entry point must be operated in such a manner as to enable the
1.13common entry point staff to:
1.14(1) operate pursuant to section 626.557, subdivision 9, paragraph (b), and
1.15subdivision 9a;
1.16(2) when appropriate, refer calls that do not allege abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a
1.17vulnerable adult to other organizations that might better resolve the reporter's concerns; and
1.18(3) immediately identify and locate prior reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
1.19(c) A common entry point must be operated in such a manner as to enable the
1.20commissioner of human services to:
1.21(1) track critical steps in the investigative process to ensure compliance with all
1.22requirements for all reports;
1.23(2) maintain data to facilitate the production of aggregate statistical reports for
1.24monitoring patterns of abuse, neglect, or exploitation;
1.25(3) serve as a resource for the evaluation, management, and planning of preventive
1.26and remedial services for vulnerable adults who have been subject to abuse, neglect,
1.27or exploitation;
2.1(4) set standards, priorities, and policies to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness
2.2of the common entry point; and
2.3(5) develop a system to manage consumer complaints related to the common entry
2.4point.
2.5(d) The commissioner of human services may take the actions necessary to design
2.6and implement the common entry point in paragraph (a). Funds awarded by the federal
2.7government for the purposes of this section are appropriated to the commissioner of
2.8human services."