Senate Sponsors: SYVERSON. Short description: VULNERABLE ADULTS-PROTECTION Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Vulnerable Adults Act. Requires certain categories of professionals to report maltreatment of persons at least 18 years of age who are institutionalized in hospitals, nursing care facilities and other institutions or who are impaired because of physical, mental, or emotional dysfunction. Requires that the report be made to the department of State government (that is, the Department of Public Health, Human Services, or Aging) that is responsible for licensing facility. Exempts from civil and criminal liability a person who makes a good faith report to the agency. Estabilishes procedures for inves- tigating allegations of maltreatment. Amends various Acts related to abused adults. Amends the Crinimal Code of 1961. Repeals the offenses of abuse and gross neglect of long term care facility resident, crimi- nal neglect of an elderly or disabled person, and financial exploita- tion of an elderly or disabled person. Creates the offenses of crimi- nal abuse of a vulnerable adult, criminal neglect of a vulnerble adult adult, and financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Establishes penalties. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Aging) Estimated implementation cost is $2.5 million the first year. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status