Creates an elder court pilot program to study the effectiveness of senior-specific judicial programming especially involving elder abuse and domestic violence.
Establishes an elderly dental insurance coverage program; specifies eligibility requirements; specifies penalties for fraud and abuse; appropriates $20,000,000 therefor.
Prohibits an individual convicted of a crime involving elder abuse from inheriting from the elder's estate as a distributee.
Prohibits an individual convicted of a crime involving elder abuse from inheriting from the elder's estate as a distributee.
Relates to duration of orders of protection in cases involving domestic violence.
Enacts the "elderly abuse protective act" to protect residents 62 years of age or older who suffer abuse or deprivation; requires reports to the commissioner of the office of children and family services of the possible necessity for protective services; specifies action by such commissioner upon receiving such report including evaluation, right of entry, and furnishing of protective services; specifies the authority of the office of children and family services with respect thereto and requires assistance of other agencies in the implementation thereof; provides for judicial and review action against caretakers who abuse elderly; creates statewide central register of elderly abuse; appropriates $600,000 to the office of children and family services.
Enacts the "elderly abuse protective act" to protect residents 62 years of age or older who suffer abuse or deprivation; requires reports to the commissioner of the office of children and family services of the possible necessity for protective services; specifies action by such commissioner upon receiving such report including evaluation, right of entry, and furnishing of protective services; specifies the authority of the office of children and family services with respect thereto and requires assistance of other agencies in the implementation thereof; provides for judicial and review action against caretakers who abuse elderly; creates statewide central register of elderly abuse; appropriates $600,000 to the office of children and family services.
Creates the crimes of child abuse, vulnerable elderly person or incompetent or physically disabled person abuse, and torture.
Creates the crimes of child abuse, vulnerable elderly person or incompetent or physically disabled person abuse, and torture.
Creates a statewide central register of elder abuse and maltreatment reports and the elder justice coordinating council; mandates reporting by certain persons; facilitates interagency planning and reviews specific agency initiatives for their impact on the reporting and investigation of elder abuse and maltreatment in the state.