91st General Assembly
Summary of HB1315
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House Sponsors:
HOEFT-FRITCHEY AND O'BRIEN.

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 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  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: 01-01-09

           Location: House

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


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