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Indiana APS Online Report: Endangered Adult Abuse

Indiana Adult Protective Services (APS), part of FSSA, takes reports of suspected neglect, battery or exploitation of endangered adults through an online form as well as by phone. Indiana is a mandatory reporting state: everyone, including clinicians, must report suspected cases to APS or law enforcement. APS screens each report and may investigate through one of its five regional teams.

Who completes it

The person making the report, whether a clinician or anyone else, completes the whole online form. Indiana's reporting duty applies to everyone.

Submitting and payment

How to submit it
Submit the report through the APS online reporting portal linked from FSSA's Adult Protective Services page, or call the state APS hotline or the local APS unit. APS is not an emergency responder, so call 911 if someone is in immediate danger.
Who pays
FSSA lists no fee or payment for APS reports.

Good to know

  • Under IC 12-10-3-2(a), an endangered adult is 18 or older, cannot manage property or self-care because of mental illness, intellectual disability, dementia or other incapacity, and is harmed or threatened through neglect, battery or exploitation.
  • APS screens reports about adults 18 and older; reports that do not meet the endangered adult criteria may be referred to other agencies.
  • APS will not disclose the reporter's name without a court order or the consent of all parties named, and it does not give reporters status updates.
  • Adults with decision-making capacity may refuse APS services, and APS cannot force a fully cognizant adult to act against their will.

Get the official form

Download the current version from the source each time; forms change without notice.

Adult Protective Services online report

Official page

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Frequently asked questions

Who must report adult abuse in Indiana?

Everyone. FSSA states that Indiana is a mandatory reporting state and that everyone is required by law to report suspected neglect, battery or exploitation of an endangered adult to an APS unit or to law enforcement. The online form, the state hotline and local APS offices all accept reports.

What happens after an Indiana APS report?

The report goes to the director of the local APS unit, who decides the next step. If APS investigates, an investigator may contact you for more information. APS does not discuss ongoing investigations or give reporters updates, and it keeps the reporter's name confidential unless a court orders otherwise or all parties consent.

What counts as exploitation or neglect for Indiana APS?

Neglect means the endangered adult, or their caregiver, is unable or fails to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter or medical care. Exploitation is unauthorized use of the adult's personal services or property for the user's own or another's profit or advantage, including sexual misuse, uncompensated labor and unauthorized control of finances or property.