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PA 21-122—SB 763
Human Services Committee
Judiciary Committee
AN ACT REQUIRING DRI VERS OF PARATRANSIT VEHICLES TO
REPORT SUSPECTED ABU SE, NEGLECT, EXPLOITATION OR
ABANDONMENT OF ELDER LY PERSONS
SUMMARY: This act adds paratransit vehicle drivers to the list of mandated
reporters who must report to the Department of Social Services (DSS) when they
have reasonable cause to suspect that an elderly person needs protective services
or has been abused, neglected, exploited, or abandoned. A paratransit vehicle is a
motor bus, taxicab, or other motor vehicle in livery service that is (1) operated
under a Department of Transportation certificate or by a transit district and (2) on
call or on demand or used to transport passengers for hire.
By law, mandated reporters must report to DSS within 72 hours, and those
who fail to do so are subject to a fine of up to $500. Intentional failure to report is
a class C misdemeanor for the first offense and a class A misdemeanor for
subsequent offenses.
The act also makes technical changes.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2021