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3	34		BILL NO. 3317 By: Bashore, Cantrell, Hill,
4	35		and May of the House
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6	37		and
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8		-	Green and Stephens of the
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15	45		An Act relating to Alzheimer's disease; amending
16	46		Section 2, Chapter 123, O.S.L. 2022 (43A O.S. Supp .
17	47		2023, Section 10-115), which relates to
18	48		multidisciplinary team for investigation and
19	49		prosecution of elder or vulnerable adult abuse;
20	50		adding a requirement for the multidisciplinary team ;
21	51		and providing an effective date .
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26		-	SUBJECT: Alzheimer's disease
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28	57		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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30	58		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 2, Chapter 123, O.S.L.
31	59		2022 (43A O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 10-115), is amended to read as
32	60		follows:
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34	61		Section 10-115. A. In coordination with the District Attorneys
35	62		Council, each district attorney may develop a multidisciplinary team
36	63		for the investigation and prosecution of crimes committed against
37	64		the elderly or vulnerable adults in each county of the district
38	65		attorney or in a contiguous group of counties. The lead agency for
39	66		the team shall be chosen by the members of the team. The team shall
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40	94		intervene in reports involving sexual abuse, abuse, neglect, or
41	95		exploitation of an elderly person or vulnerable adult as defined in
42	96		Section 10-103 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes this title.
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44	97		B. The multidisciplinary elderly and vulnerable adult abuse
45	98		team members shall include, but not be limited to:
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47	99		1. Mental health professionals licensed pursuant to the laws of
48	100		this state or licensed professional c ounselors;
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50	101		2. Police officers or other law enforcement agents whose duties
51	102		include, or who have experience or training in, elder and vulnerable
52	103		adult abuse and neglect investigation;
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54	104		3. Medical personnel with experience in elder and vulnerable
55	105		adult abuse and neglect identification;
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57	106		4. Adult Protective Services, Office of Client Advocacy, and
58	107		long-term care workers within the Department of Human Services;
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60	108		5. Multidisciplinary elder and vulnerable adult abuse team
61	109		coordinators; and
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63	110		6. The district attor ney or assistant district attorney.
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65	111		C. 1. Subject to the availability of funds and resources, the
66	112		functions of the team shall include, but not be limited to:
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68	113		a. whenever feasible, joint investigations by law
69	114		enforcement and Adult Protective Services, Office of
70	115		Client Advocacy, or long -term care staff to
71	116		effectively respond to reports of abuse against
72	117		elderly or vulnerable adult victims,
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74	145		b. the development of a written protocol for
75	146		investigation of sexual abuse, abuse, neglect, or
76	147		exploitation cases of eld erly or vulnerable adults and
77	148		for the interview of victims to ensure coordination
78	149		and cooperation between all agencies involved. Such
79	150		protocol shall include confidentiality statements and
80	151		interagency agreements signed by member agencies that
81	152		specify the cooperative effort of the member agencies
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84	154		c. communication and collaboration among the
85	155		professionals responsible for the reporting,
86	156		investigation, prosecution, and treatment of elderly
87	157		and vulnerable adult abuse and neglect cases,
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89	158		d. elimination of duplicative efforts in the
90		-	investigation and the ~~prosecut ion~~ of abuse and neglect ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 3317 Page 3~~
	159	+	investigation and the prosecution of abuse and neglect
91	160		cases committed against elderly or vulnerable adult
92	161		victims,
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94	162		e. identification of gaps in service or untapped
95	163		resources within the community to improve the delivery
96	164		of services to the victim and family,
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98	165		f. development of expertise through training. Each team
99	166		member and those conducting investigations and
100	167		interviews of elder or vulnerable adult abuse victims
101	168		shall be trained in the multidisciplinary team
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102	196		approach, conduction of legally sound developmentally
103	197		and age-appropriate interviews, effective
104	198		investigation techniques and joint investigations as
105	199		provided through the State Department of Health, the
106	200		District Attorneys Council, the Department of Human
107	201		Services, or other resources . At least one team
108	202		member or those conducting investigations and
109	203		interviews of elder or vulnerable adult abuse victims
110	204		shall complete dementia -specific training on
111	205		Alzheimer's disease and related dementia that includes
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114	207		(1) communication skills ,
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121	211		g. formalization of a case review process and provision
122	212		of data as requested, and
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124	213		h. standardization of investigative procedures for the
125	214		handling of elderly and vulnerable adult abuse and
126	215		neglect cases.
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128	216		2. Any investigation or interview related to sexual abuse,
129	217		abuse, or neglect of elderly or vulnerable adults shall be conducted
130	218		by appropriate personnel using the proto cols and procedures
131	219		specified in this se ction.
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133	247		3. If trained personnel are not available in a timely manner
134	248		and if a law enforcement officer or the Department of Human Services
135		-	determines that there is reasonable cause to believe a delay in ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 3317 Page 4~~
	249	+	determines that there is reasonable cause to believe a delay in
136	250		investigation or interview of a victim could place the victim's
137	251		health or welfare in danger of harm or threatened harm, the
138	252		investigation may proceed without full participation of all
139	253		personnel, but only for as long as the danger to the victim exists.
140	254		The Department of Human Services shall make a reasonable effort to
141	255		find and provide a trained investigator or interviewer.
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143	256		D. A multidisciplinary elder or vulnerable adult abuse team
144	257		shall have full access to any service or treatment plan and any
145	258		personal data known to the Department of Human Services that is
146	259		directly related to the implementation of the requirements of this
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149	261		E. Each member of the team shall protect the confidentiality of
150	262		the elderly or vulnerable adult and any information made available
151	263		to the team member. The multidisciplinary team a nd any information
152	264		received by the team shall be exempt from the Oklahoma Open Meeting
153	265		Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
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175		-	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
176		-	Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
177		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
178		-	By: _________________________________
179		-	Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
180		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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184		-	Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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186		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
187		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
188		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
189		-	By: _________________________________
	266	+	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
	267	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN S ERVICES
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