What happens if you fail to Report?

2018-12-27T10:29:50-08:00

Failure to report, impeding or inhibiting a report of, physical abuse, abandonment, abduction, isolation, financial abuse, or neglect of an elder is a misdemeanor, punishable by six months in the county jail and a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000). Any mandated reporter who willfully fails to report physical abuse, abandonment, abduction, isolation, financial abuse, or [...]

What happens if you fail to Report?2018-12-27T10:29:50-08:00

When to Report?

2018-12-19T13:28:23-08:00

Immediately or as soon as possible by telephone, followed by a written report or Internet report through the confidential Internet reporting tool within two (2) working days. If the suspected or alleged abuse is physical abuse, and the abuse has occurred in a long-term care facility a report has to be made to both the [...]

When to Report?2018-12-19T13:28:23-08:00

Who Are Mandated Reporters?

2018-12-11T12:27:13-08:00

Administrators, supervisors, and any licensed staff of a public or private facility that provides care or services for elder; any elder or dependent adult care custodian, health practitioner, clergy member, or employee of a county adult protective services agency or a local law enforcement agency; any person who has assumed full or intermittent responsibility for [...]

Who Are Mandated Reporters?2018-12-11T12:27:13-08:00

What to Do About Known or Suspected Elder Abuse?

2018-12-07T11:24:56-08:00

Who Reports? Any concerned citizen and all mandated reporters. Who Are Mandated Reporters?  Administrators, supervisors, and any licensed staff of a public or private facility that provides care or services for elder; any elder or dependent adult care custodian, health practitioner, clergy member, or employee of a county adult protective services agency or a [...]

What to Do About Known or Suspected Elder Abuse?2018-12-07T11:24:56-08:00
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