§ 19-34-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Department” means the Rhode Island office of healthy aging. (2) “Elder adult” means a person who is sixty (60) years of age or older. (3) “Exploitation” means the fraudulent or otherwise illegal, unauthorized, or improper act or process of an individual, including, but not limited to, […]
§ 19-34-2. Reporting suspected financial exploitation of elder adults. (a) If an employee of a regulated institution has reasonable cause to believe that financial exploitation of an elder adult who is an account holder with the regulated institution has occurred, is occurring, or has been attempted, the employee shall notify the regulated institution of the […]
§ 19-34-3. Notifying third parties of suspected financial exploitation or abuse. lf a regulated institution submits a report of suspected financial exploitation or abuse of an elder adult to the department pursuant to § 19-34-2, the regulated institution may at the time the regulated institution submits the report also notify a third party reasonably associated […]
§ 19-34-4. Temporary hold on transactions in certain cases of suspected financial exploitation. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, if a regulated institution submits a report of suspected financial exploitation of an elder adult to the department pursuant to § 19-34-2, the regulated institution: (1) May place a temporary hold on any transaction that: (i) Involves […]
§ 19-34-5. Immunity. (a) An employee of a regulated institution who makes a notification pursuant to § 19-34-2, or a regulated institution that submits a report pursuant to § 19-34-2 or makes a notification to a third party pursuant to § 19-34-3, or an employee or regulated institution that testifies or otherwise participates in a […]
§ 19-34-6. Records. To the extent permitted by state or federal law, a regulated institution shall provide, on request, access to or copies of records relevant to the suspected financial exploitation of an elder adult to the department, a law enforcement agency, or the office of attorney general, either as part of a report to […]
§ 19-34-7. Training. (a) Commencing no later than 45 days following passage of the Act, regulated institutions shall provide training concerning the financial exploitation of elder adults to employees of regulated institutions as defined in § 19-34-1, and shall provide this training to new employees within the first three (3) months of their employment. (b) […]
§ 19-34-8. Disclosure. Notwithstanding any provision of law, the attorney general and local law enforcement may disclose to a mandated reporter of suspected elder financial abuse, upon request, the general status or final disposition of any investigation that arose from a report made by that mandated reporter of suspected financial abuse of an elder adult […]
