11174.4. The following definitions shall govern the construction of this article, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) “Elder” means any person who is 65 years of age or older. (b) (1) “Abuse” means any of the conduct described in Article 2 (commencing with Section 15610) of Chapter 11 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and […]
11174.5. (a) Each county may establish an interagency elder and dependent adult death review team to assist local agencies in identifying and reviewing suspicious elder and dependent adult deaths and facilitating communication among persons who perform autopsies and the various persons and agencies involved in elder and dependent adult abuse or neglect cases. (b) Each county may […]
11174.6. County elder death review teams may be comprised of, but not limited to, the following: (a) Experts in the field of forensic pathology. (b) Medical personnel with expertise in elder abuse and neglect. (c) Coroners and medical examiners. (d) District attorneys and city attorneys. (e) County or local staff including, but not limited to: (1) Adult protective services staff. (2) Public […]
11174.7. (a) An oral or written communication or a document shared within or produced by an elder and dependent adult death review team related to an elder or dependent adult death review is confidential and not subject to disclosure or discoverable by another third party. (b) An oral or written communication or a document provided by a […]
11174.8. (a) Each organization represented on an elder death review team may share with other members of the team information in its possession concerning the decedent who is the subject of the review or any person who was in contact with the decedent and any other information deemed by the organization to be pertinent to the […]
11174.9. Information gathered by the elder death review team and any recommendations made by the team shall be used by the county to develop education, prevention, and if necessary, prosecution strategies that will lead to improved coordination of services for families and the elder population. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 301, Sec. 2. Effective January […]
