Urgent need, crisis, abuse concern, or service breakdown
Report suspected harm and correct the service
Report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation through the current protective route and separately correct service delivery.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Report suspected harm to North Dakota Vulnerable Adult Protective ServicesBefore you start
- Immediate safety facts, location, adult at risk, alleged harm, people involved, dates, witnesses, available evidence, communication needs, plan and staffing facts, and callback information.
Who to contact
Use the correct Regional DD Office, Medicaid, DD program manager, provider, notice-specific appeal route, crisis service, or APS route that owns this step.
Find the North Dakota Regional DD Office serving the person's county
Step by step
- Call 911 if harm is occurring now; otherwise use the current Vulnerable Adult Protective Services reporting route.
- Notify the DD program manager and applicable provider or incident route when safe.
- Request a separate safety, staffing, authorization, provider, or reassessment correction.
Expected next
Protective response, report confirmation, safety action, investigation, service correction, or reassessment.
Save this proof
Report confirmation, evidence log, contacts, safety plan, incident records, and corrective plan.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Escalate immediate risk to 911; follow up separately with protective services and the Regional DD Office.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Report suspected harm and correct the service checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Owner and program
- Date started
- Documents supplied
- Written result
- Open dependency
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from Find North Dakota DD providers and service options, Report suspected harm to North Dakota Vulnerable Adult Protective Services
Official resources
Limits
Vulnerable Adult Protective Services is not an emergency service. Protective reporting, law enforcement, incident review, formal appeal, grievance, and service correction are separate.
Beyond Childhood’s checklists and prompts are planning aids derived from official sources. They are not official forms, legal advice, eligibility decisions, or guarantees of funding, capacity, quality, or service.