(16) A mental health professional;

(17) A law enforcement official;

(18) A coroner;

(19) Emergency room personnel;

(20) An ambulance attendant;

(21) An emergency medical technician; or

(22) Unlicensed assistive personnel; or

B. Any other person who has assumed full, intermittent or occasional responsibility for the care or custody of the adult, whether or not the person receives compensation.

Whenever a person is required to report as a member of the staff of a medical, public or private institution, agency or facility, the staff person immediately shall make a report directly to the department.

The duty to report under this section is individual.__A supervisor or administrator of a person making a report under this section may not impede or inhibit the reporting, and a person making a report may not be subject to any sanction for making a report.__Internal procedures to facilitate, ensure confidentiality of and apprise supervisors and administrators of reports may be established, provided those procedures are not inconsistent with this chapter.

Sec. 10. 22 MRSA §3477, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 705, Pt. E, §2, is amended to read:

2. Reports. Reports regarding abuse, neglect or exploitation shall must be made immediately by telephone to the department and shall must be followed by a written report within 48 hours if requested by the department. The reports shall must contain the name and address of the involved adult; information regarding the nature and extent of the abuse, neglect or exploitation; the source of the report; the person making the report; his that person's occupation; and where he that person can be contacted. The report may contain any other information which the reporter believes may be helpful.