Elder Law Statutes

Alabama

• Alabama Statutes §§ 38-9-1 through 11 Adult Protective Services Act of 1976
  

Alaska

• Alaska Statutes §§ 47-24.010 through 900 Protection of Vulnerable Adults

• Alaska Statutes §§ 11-51.200 Endangering the Welfare of a Vulnerable Adult in the First Degree

• Alaska Statutes §§ 11-51.210 Endangering the Welfare of a Vulnerable Adult in the Second Degree

• Alaska Statutes §§ 13-26.001 through 021 Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property; Powers of Attorney External Web Site Policy

• Alaska Statutes §§ 44-21.415 Office of Elder Fraud and Assistance

Arizona

• Arizona Revised Statutes §§ 13-3623 Child or Vulnerable Adult Abuse

• Ariz. Rev. Stat. §§ 46-451 through 459 Adult Protective Services

Arkansas

• Arkansas Rev. Statutes §§ 5-28-101 through 110 Abuse of Adults

California

• Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code §§ 15630 through 15632 Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Abuse Civil Protection Act

• Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 15700 through 15701.25 Protective Placements and Custody of Endangered Adults

• Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code §§ 15703 through 15705.40 Protective Services

• Cal. Pen. Code §§ 11174.4-11174.9 Elder Death Team

• Cal. Pen. Code § 368 thru 368.7 Crimes Against Elders and Dependent Adults

Colorado

• CO Revised Statutes §§ 26-3.1-101 through 110 Protective Services for At-risk Adults

• Protection Against Financial Exploitation of At-risk Adults Download Adobe PDF Reader External Web Site Policy, Section 26-3.1-201, C.R.S., et seq

• CO Revised Statutes §§ 18-6.5-101 through 109 Wrongs to At-risk Adults

• CO Revised Statutes §§ 18-1.3-406 Mandatory Sentences for Violent Crimes

Connecticut

• Protective Services for the Elderly

Delaware

• Adult Protective Services

Florida

• Fla. Stat. 943.17296

Georgia

• Ga. Code Ann. §§ 30-5-1-10 Disabled Adults and Elder Persons Protection Act

Hawaii

• Haw. Rev. Stat. § 28-94 Dependent Elder Abuse; Suits by the State; Civil Penalties

Idaho

• Idaho Code §§ 39-5301-5312 Adult Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Act

• Idaho Code § 67-5011 Adult Protection Services

Illinois

• 320 Illinois Compiled Statutes 20/1-20/15.5 Elder Abuse and Neglect Act

• 210 Illinois Compiled Statutes 30/1-30/16 Abused and Neglected Long Term Care Residents

• 20 Illinois Compiled Statutes 105/1-9 Illinois Act on the Aging

Indiana

• Ind. Code, Title 12, Art. 10, Chpt. 3 Adult Protective Services

Iowa

• Iowa Code § 235B Adult Abuse

• Iowa Code Title XVI Criminal Law & Procedures, § 726.8 Wanton Neglect or Nonsupport of a Dependent Adult

• Iowa Code Title VI Human Services, § 231.56A Elder Abuse Initiative, Emergency Shelter, and Support Services Projects

• Iowa Code §§ 231.41 through 231.45 Long-Term Care Residents’ Advocate

Kansas

• Kan. Stat. Ann. § 39.1430 – 39.1443

• Kan. Stat. Ann. § 39.1401 – 39.1412

• Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-7301-7314

Kentucky

• Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 209.0 Protection of Adults

• Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 216.936 Expansion of Nurse Aide Abuse Registry to Include Home Health Aides

Louisiana

• Louisiana Revised Statute Annotated § 14:403.2 Abuse and Neglect of Adults

• Louisiana Revised Statute Annotated § 15:501 through § 15:511 Abuse and Neglect of Adults

Maine

• Maine Revised Statute Title 22 Chapter 958-A §§ 3470-3493 Adult Protective Services Act

• Maine Revised Statutes Annotated Title 22, § 5107-A Long Term Care Ombudsman Program

Maryland

• APS: Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law §§ 14-101 through 14-309

• Inst. Abuse: Md. Code Ann., Health § 19-347

• LTCOP: Md. Code Ann., Art. 70B § 5

Massachusettes

• Mass. Gen. Laws Chpt. 19A, §§ 14-26 Abuse of Elderly Persons

Michigan

• Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated §§ 400.11 through 400.11f

• Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated §§ 400.586g through 400.586j

Minnesota

• Minn. Stat. § 626.557 Reporting of Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults

• Minn. Stat. §§ 256.021 Vulnerable Adult Maltreatment Review Panel

• Minn. Stat. § 609.232 Crimes Against Vulnerable Adults

• Minn. Stat. § 609.2335 Financial Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult

Mississippi

• Miss. Code Ann. Title 43 Public Welfare, Chpt. 47 Mississippi Vulnerable Persons Act

Missouri

• Mo. Ann. Stat. §§ 192.2400-192.2505- Protective Services for Adults

Montana

• Montana Code Annotated §§ 52-3-201-207 Protective Services Act for Aged Persons or Disabled Adults

• Montana Code Annotated §§ 52-3-801-825 Montana Elder and Persons with Developmental Disabilities Abuse Prevention Act

• Montana Code Annotated §§ 52-3-601 through 52-3-605 Ombusman Services

Nebraska

• Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 28-348–387 Adult Protective Services Act

• Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-376 Adult Protective Services Central Registry

Nevada

• Nevada Revised Statute Annotated §§ 200.5091-5099 Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation or Isolation of Older Persons and Vulnerable Persons

• Nevada Revised Statute Annotated §§ 427A.125 through 427A.165 State Long-Term Care Ombudsman

New Hampshire

• N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 161-F: 42-47 Ombudsman and Protective Services to Adults

• N.H. Code of Admin. Rules, Chpt. He-E-700 Adult Protection Program

New Jersey

• N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 52:27D-406-426 Adult Protective Services Act

• N.J. Stat. Ann. § 30:1A-3 Suspicion of Abuse or Exploitation of Resident of Residential Health Care Facility

• N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:24-8 Abandonment, Neglect of Elderly Person, Disabled Adult

New Mexico

• N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 27-7-14 through 31 Adult Protective Services

• N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 28-17-1 through 28-17-19 Long-Term Care Ombudsman

New York

• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law Chapter 55, Article 9-B Adult Protective Services

North Carolina

• North Carolina General Statutes § 108A.99-111 Protection of Abused, Neglected, or Exploited Disabled Adult Act

• North Carolina General Statutes §§ 143B-181.15 through 143B-181.25

North Dakota

• N.D. Cent. Code, § 50-25.2 Vulnerable Adult Protection Services

Ohio

• Ohio Revised Code Annotated Title LI Public Welfare, §§ 5101.60-72 Adult Protective Services

• Ohio Revised Code Annotated Title XXXVII, Health-Safety-Morals, § 3721 Nursing Homes; Residential Care Facilities

Oklahoma

• Adult Protective Services: Oklahoma Statute Annotated Title. 43A, §§ 10-101 through 10-110

• Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program: Oklahoma Statute Annotated Title 63, §§ 1-2211 through 1-2216

Oregon

• Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 124.005-140 Elderly Persons and Persons with Disabilities Abuse Prevention Act

Pennsylvania

• Pa. Code Ann. §§ 15.1-159 Protective Services for Older Adults

Rhode Island

• R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 12-29.1-5 Elderly Violence Prevention Act

• R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 42-66-8-11 Elderly Affairs Department: Abuse of Elderly Persons

South Carolina

• South Carolina Code of Laws Title 43 Chapter 35 Adult Protection

South Dakota

• There is no APS statute but the APS program is authorized by S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 1-36A-25 thru 28

• LTCOP: S.D. Codified Laws Ann. §§ 1-36A-30 Retaliation against Ombudsman Program

Tennessee

• Tennessee Code Annotated §§ 71-6-101 through 125, Tennessee Adult Protection Act

• Tennessee Code Annotated §§ 71-2-109, Long Term Care Ombudsman

Texas

• Tex. Hum. Res. Code Ann., Chpt. 48 Investigations and Protective Services for Elderly Persons and Persons with Disabilities

• Tex. Admin. Code § 40.19-705 Adult Protective Services

Utah

• Utah Code Ann. § 62A-3-301-321 Adult Protective Services

• Utah Code Ann. 76-5-111 Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult - Penalties

Vermont

• Vermont Code Annotated Title 33, §§ 6901-6941 Reports of Abuse

• Vermont Code Annotated Title 33, §§ 7501-7510 State Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Virginia

• Va. Code Ann. §§ 63.2-1600-1615 Adult Protective Services

Washington

• Chapter 74.34 RCW; Abuse of Vulnerable Adults

• Chapter 70.124; Patients in nursing homes and hospitals, abuse

• Chapter 26.50.021; Domestic violence prevention, authority of department of social and health services to seek relief on behalf of vulnerable adults

Washington, DC

• District of Columbia Code Division 1, §§ 7-1901 through 7-1913

West Virginia

• West Virginia Code §§ 9-6-1 through 14; 9-6-16 Adult Protective Services

• West Virginia Code §§ 16-5L-1 through 16-5L-22 Long-Term-Care Ombudsman Program

Wisconsin

• Wis. Stat. Ann. §§ 940.285 Abuse of Individuals at Risk

• Wis. Stat. Ann. §§ 46.90 Elder Abuse Reporting System

Wyoming

• Wyoming Statutes Annotated §§ 35-20-101 through 35-20-116

• Wyoming Statutes Annotated §§ 9-2-1301 through 9-2-1309