Tribe: Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
10.01.110 Agreed Voluntary Protective Service Plan – Family Conference.
Protective services will be provided through the Muckleshoot APS on a voluntary basis when requested by an elder who the Muckleshoot APS determines to be in need, or when such services are consented to by a non-incapacitated elder who the Muckleshoot APS determines to be in need. An Agreed Voluntary Protection Plan incorporating such services shall be developed as follows:
a) Muckleshoot APS shall convene an Adult Protection Team and a neutral facilitator to conference with the elder and members of the elder’s family and/or caregiver as they are determined to be necessary and appropriate parties. If a voluntary protection plan is created, it shall be set forth in writing, including any conditions or requirements to be performed, within agreed time periods. The protection plan shall include services for the elder or vulnerable adult’s family and care provider, as Muckleshoot APS determines is necessary to protect the elder or vulnerable adult. The elder, and as applicable, involved family members and the elder’s caregiver shall also sign the voluntary protection plan.
b) If no agreement is reached, or the parties to a voluntary agreement fail to comply with its terms, a petition for an elder protection order hearing may be filed by the Tribe’s Prosecutor or the elder. If Muckleshoot APS determines that the facts before it during a conference would be more appropriately handled by the Tribal Court, it may refer the case to the Prosecutor for an elder protection order.
c) Proceedings of the family conference shall be confidential and closed to the public. No information obtained at such a conference may be admitted into evidence at a subsequent Court hearing unless all parties agree; provided that the terms of an agreed upon protection plan are admissible as evidence at any subsequent proceeding for an elder protection order.
Read Full Text of Muckleshoot Tribal Code. Title 10 Muckleshoot Elder and Vulnerable Adult Protection Code. Chapter 10.01 Muckleshoot Elder and Vulnerable Adult Protection. Section 10.01.110 Agreed Voluntary Protective Service Plan – Family Conference.