HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1858
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO ELDER ABUSE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 28-94, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "caregiver" to read as follows:

""Caregiver" means any person who has undertaken the care, custody, or physical control of, or who has a legal or contractual duty to care for the health, safety, and welfare of a dependent elder, including, but not limited to, owners, operators, employees, or staff of:

(1) Hospitals;

(2) Hospices;

(3) Adult residential care homes;

(4) Developmentally disabled domiciliary homes;

(5) Developmentally disabled adult foster homes;

(6) Intermediate care facilities;

(7) Skilled nursing facilities;

(8) Special treatment facilities;

(9) Assisted living facilities;

(10) Adult foster family homes;

(11) Adult day health care centers and adult day care programs;

(12) Independent living centers;

(13) Long-term care facilities;

(14) Community care facilities for the elderly;

(15) Respite care facilities;

(16) Foster homes; and

(17) Private residences used for commercial purposes to care for dependent elders.

The term "caregiver" includes an employee or agent of the State who has any involvement in assessing a dependent elder's mental capacity, or any involvement in the oversight or management of a dependent elder's financial affairs, or both."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.

Report Title:

Attorney General; Dependent Elder Abuse; Civil Action; Caregivers

Description:

Specifies that the Attorney General may bring a civil action on behalf of the State for alleged abuse of a dependent elder by employees or agents of the State whose duty is to oversee or manage the financial affairs of a dependent elder. (HB1858 HD1)

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