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Chapter 19A Department of elder affairs
,Abuse An act or omission which results in serious physical
or emotional injury to an elderly person or financial
exploitation of an elderly person; or the failure,
inability, or resistance of an elderly person to
provide for him one or more of the necessities
essential for physical and emotional well-being
without which the elderly person would be unable
to safely remain in the community.
Exceptions to abuse tenets and teachings of the church or religious
denomination by a duly accredited practitioner
thereof.
Definition of "Elderly person" an individual who is sixty years of age or over
Definition of "Emergency" for elder A situation in which an elderly person is living in
abuse conditions which present a substantial risk of death
or immediate and serious physical or mental harm.
, Definition of "Guardian" of elderly a person who has qualified as a guardian of an
elderly person pursuant to chapter two hundred
and one, but shall not include a guardian ad litem
Timeline for reporting abuse 1) Immediately make a verbal report
2) Within 48 hours make a written report
Who makes a report in a corporation The worker reports to the executive director, then
or agency the executive director reports verbally and in
writing.
When is the reporter liable If the reporter was the perpetrator of abuse or
inflicted or caused abuse.