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§ 1324.402 Program administration.
(a) The State entity shall establish definitions for APS systems that:
(1) Define the populations eligible for APS;
(2) Define the specific elements of adult maltreatment and self-neglect that render an adult eligible for APS;
(3) Define the alleged perpetrators who are subject to APS investigations in the State; and
(4) Define the settings and locations in which adults may experience adult maltreatment and self-neglect and be eligible for APS in the State.
(5) State entities are not required to uniformly adopt the regulatory definitions in § 1324.401, but State definitions may not narrow the scope of adults eligible for APS or services provided.