90th General Assembly
Summary of HB2540
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House Sponsors:
HOEFT-MITCHELL-ZICKUS.

Short description: 
ELDERLY-DISABLED ABUSE-NEGLECT                                             

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Abused and Neglected Long Term Care Facility Residents      
   Reporting Act and the Elder  Abuse  and  Neglect  Act.   Replaces  the      
   definition  of   "abuse"  in  each Act with similar provisions in both      
   Acts defining abuse to  include  physical  abuse,  sexual  abuse,  and      
   emotional  or  psychological  abuse,  explaining each term, and giving      
   signs and symptoms of each type of abuse.  Replaces the definition  of      
   "neglect"  in  each  Act with similar provisions in both Acts defining      
   neglect to include abandonment, financial  or  material  exploitation,      
   and  self-neglect, explaining each term, and giving signs and symptoms      
   of each type of abuse.                                                      
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: 99-01-12

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   0


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