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(a) The Department of Human Services shall maintain minimum guidelines for use in determining when an investigation of abuse is warranted.\n(b) The Virgin Islands Police Department shall develop uniform guidelines for local law enforcement assistance with investigations of allegations of abuse to elders and dependent adults. Once developed, the guidelines must remain in effect until modified. Consistent with these guidelines, adult protective services agencies may seek local law enforcement assistance with investigations of allegations of abuse to elder or dependent adult.\n(c) An interagency task force must be formed to include the following agencies: Department of Human Services, Department of Health, Virgin Islands Police Department, Department of Justice and the Territories Hospitals in such district and other core agencies as deemed necessary.