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Sen. Gary Forby
Filed: 3/13/2007
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LRB095 07142 DRJ 33480 a |
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| AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 340
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 340 on page 2, by |
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| replacing lines 10 through 17 with the following: |
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| "follow-up services on substantiated cases. |
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| A provider agency shall provide an emergency response |
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| system to handle reports of alleged or suspected abuse or |
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| neglect that places an eligible adult at imminent risk of |
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| injury or death that are received during non-business hours, on |
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| weekends, and on holidays. This requirement may be satisfied by |
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| (i) using an on-call system or (ii) providing a local emergency |
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| provider agency number for a local law enforcement agency to |
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| call when, upon investigation, there is probable cause to |
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| believe that the eligible adult is a victim of abuse or neglect |
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| that has placed him or her at imminent risk of injury or death. |
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| Referral procedures shall be defined by a Memorandum of |
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| Understanding between the provider agency and the local law |
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| enforcement agency. The Department shall maintain an |
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| up-to-date listing of all provider agencies' on-call or |