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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 177
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2377
Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist.
AN ACT REDEFINING EXPLOITATION OF ELDERLY PERSONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 17b-450 of the general statutes be amended to redefine 1
"exploitation" as follows: "Refers to the act or process of taking 2
advantage of an elderly person or such elderly person's representative 3
by another person, caregiver or nursing home facility, whether for 4
monetary, personal or other benefit, gain or profit." 5
Statement of Purpose:
To redefine the term exploitation for the purpose of protective services
for the elderly.