Sec. 708. Prevention of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation
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Section 721(b) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3058i(b) ) is amended— in paragraph (2), by striking the semicolon and inserting the following: , including education and outreach to professionals including postal carriers, employees of financial institutions, firefighters, meter readers, and other community professionals who are in a position to observe an older individual on a daily or regular basis; ; in paragraph (4), by inserting before the semicolon the following: and submit data on the prevalence of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation for the appropriate database of the Administration or another database specified by the Assistant Secretary ; by redesignating paragraphs
(8)through
(12)as paragraphs
(9)through (13), respectively; by inserting after paragraph
(7)the following: conducting appropriate training to ensure cultural sensitivity in the provision of elder rights services, including training in cultural issues associated with abuse; ; in subparagraph
(C)of paragraph (10), as redesignated by paragraph
(3)of this section— in clause (ii), by inserting , such as forensic accountants, after such personnel ; and in clause (v), by striking the comma at the end and inserting , including programs and arrangements that will safeguard victims' or potential victims' finances, such as daily money management programs and conservatorships, ; in paragraph (12), as redesignated by paragraph
(3)of this section— in subparagraph (D), by striking and at the end; and by adding at the end the following: supporting and studying innovative practices in local communities, to develop partnerships across disciplines for the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of exploitation; ; in paragraph (13), as redesignated by paragraph
(3)of this section— in subparagraph (B), by striking or at the end; in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and by adding at the end the following: older individuals who are Holocaust survivors; and ; and by adding at the end the following: developing a State Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights and Plan for Enforcement (as described in section 705) to protect home care consumers (as defined in section 736) from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. .
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Sec. 708
Prevention of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation
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