Bill Text: IA HF2387 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to improvements to and implementation of laws concerning elder abuse. Effective 7-1-12.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2012-04-04 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 755. [HF2387 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HF2387-Enrolled.html
House
File
2387
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
IMPROVEMENTS
TO
AND
IMPLEMENTATION
OF
LAWS
CONCERNING
ELDER
ABUSE.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
ELDER
ABUSE
REVIEW
AND
REPORT.
1.
The
department
on
aging
shall
work
with
the
department
of
inspections
and
appeals,
the
department
of
human
services,
the
office
of
the
attorney
general,
and
other
affected
stakeholders
to
conduct
a
comprehensive
review
of
occurrences
of
and
laws
relating
to
the
abuse,
neglect,
or
exploitation
of
individuals
in
the
state
who
are
sixty
years
of
age
or
older.
2.
The
review
shall
include
all
of
the
following:
a.
The
current
situation
of
abuse,
neglect,
and
exploitation
of
individuals
in
the
state
who
are
sixty
years
of
age
or
older.
b.
An
analysis
of
laws
in
other
states
related
to
the
abuse,
neglect,
or
exploitation
of
individuals
who
are
sixty
years
of
age
or
older.
c.
An
analysis
of
current
state
law
addressing
issues
related
to
abuse,
neglect,
or
exploitation
of
an
individual
who
is
sixty
years
of
age
or
older
and
recommendations
for
improvements
to
existing
law
or
implementation
of
other
laws
specifically
addressing
abuse,
neglect,
or
exploitation
of
an
individual
who
is
sixty
years
of
age
or
older.
d.
Other
information
the
department
on
aging
deems
relevant.
3.
The
department
on
aging
shall,
by
December
15,
House
File
2387,
p.
2
2012,
submit
a
report
of
its
review
including
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
governor
and
general
assembly.
______________________________
KRAIG
PAULSEN
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
JOHN
P.
KIBBIE
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2387,
Eighty-fourth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2012
______________________________
TERRY
E.
BRANSTAD
Governor
