Laws Related To Elder Abuse: Citations By State

ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES, INSTITUTIONAL ABUSE AND LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM LAWS: CITATIONS, BY STATE
(Laws current as of 12/31/06)
Prepared by Lori Stiegel and Ellen Klem of the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging (1)
for the National Center on Elder Abuse (2)
Copyright © American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging (2007)
Research conducted on Westlaw compliments of West Group

CAUTION: Before relying upon the chart, please read the explanation
INFORMATION ABOUT LAWS RELATED TO ELDER ABUSE .

Alabama
	APS: Ala. Code §§ 38-9-1 through 38-9-11 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Ala. Code §§ 22-5A-1 through 22-5A-7

Alaska
	APS: Alaska Stat. §§ 47.24.010 through 47.24.900 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Alaska Stat. §§ 47.62.010 through 47.62.090

Arizona
	APS: Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 46-451 through 46-459 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 46-452.01 through 46-452.02

Arkansas
	APS: Ark. Code Ann. §§ 12-12-1701 through 12-12-1721 (These provisions relate to reporting and investigation) & Ark. Code Ann. §§ 9-20-101 through 9-20-121 (These provisions authorize APS to take victims into protective custody) Inst. Abuse: Ark. Code §§ 12-12-1701 through 12-12-1721 LTCOP: Ark. Code Ann. §§ 20-10-601 through 20-10-603

California
	APS: Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code §§ 15600 through 15766 (Encompasses the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act in Chapter 11, Protective Placements and Custody of Endangered Adults in Chapter 12, and Adult Protective Services in Chapter 13) Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code §§ 9700 through 9745

Colorado
	APS: Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 26-3.1-101 through 26-3.1-208 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 26-11.5-101 through 26-11.5-112

Connecticut
	APS: Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. §§ 17b-450 through 17b-461 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. §§ 17b-400 through 17b-417

Delaware
	APS: Del. Code Ann. tit. 31, §§ 3901 through 3913 Inst. Abuse: Del. Code Ann. tit. 16, §§ 1131 through 1142 LTCOP: Del. Code Ann. tit. 16, §§ 1150 through 1156

District of Columbia
	APS: D.C. Code Ann. §§ 7-1901 through 7-1913 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: D.C. Code Ann. §§ 7-701.01 throught 7-706.1

Florida
	APS: Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 415.101 through 415.113 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Fla. Sta. Ann. §§ 400.0060 through 400.0091

Georgia:
	AP : Ga Code Ann. §§ 30-5-1 through 30-5-10 Inst. Abuse: Ga. Code Ann. §§ 31-8-80 through 31-8-88 LTCOP: Ga. Code Ann. §§ 31-8-50 through 31-8-63

Guam
	APS: 10 Guam Code Ann. §§ 2950 through 2960 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: N/A

Hawaii
	APS: Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 346-221 through 346-253 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 96-1 through 96-19

Idaho
	APS: Idaho Code §§ 39-5301 through 39-5312 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Idaho Code § 67-5009

Illinois
	APS: 320 Ill. Comp. Stat. 20/1 through 20/14 Inst. Abuse: 210 Ill. Comp. Stat. 30/1 through 30/16 LTCOP: 20 Ill. Comp. Stat. 105/4.04

Indiana
	APS: Ind. Code Ann. §§ 12-10-3-1 through 12-10-3-31 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Ind. Code Ann. §§ 12-10-13-3 through 12-10-13-20

Iowa
	APS: Iowa Code Ann. §§ 235B.1 through 235B.20 Inst. Abuse: Iowa Code Ann. §§ 10A.101 through 10A.801 LTCOP: Iowa Code Ann. §§ 231.41 through 231.44

Kansas
	APS: Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 39-1430 through 39-1443 Inst. Abuse: Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 39-1401 through 39-1412 LTCOP: Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 75-7301 through 75-7314

Kentucky
	APS: Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 209.005 through 209.195 & Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 209.990 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 216.535 through 216.590 & 910 Ky. Admin. Regs. 1:210 (This is a regulation; the statute authorizes the program but doesn't provide details about function)

Louisiana
	APS: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 14:403.2 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 40:2010.1 through 40:2010.5

Maine
	APS: Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 22, §§ 3470 through 3487 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 22, § 5107-A

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

Massachusetts
	APS: Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 19A, §§ 14 through 26 (These provisions apply to persons who are 60 or older) & Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19C, §§ 1 through 13 (These provisions only apply to persons with disabilities) Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 19A, §§ 27 through 35

Michigan
	APS: Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. §§ 400.11 through 400.11f Inst. Abuse: Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 400.11f LTCOP: Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. §§ 400.586g through 400.586j

Minnesota
	APS: Minn. Stat. Ann. §§ 626.557 through 626.5572 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Minn. Stat. Ann. §§ 256.974 through 256.9744

Mississippi
	APS: Miss. Code Ann. §§ 43-47-1 through 43-47-39 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Miss. Code Ann. §§ 43-7-51 through 43-7-77

Missouri
	APS: Mo. Ann. Stat. §§ 660.250 through 660.295 (These provisions apply only to persons who are unable to protect their own interests or adequately perform or obtain services necessary to meet their essential human needs and are either: (1) 60 or older, or (2) between 18 and 59 and have a disability) & Mo. Ann. Stat. §§ 660.300 through 660.321 (These provisions are applicable only to individuals who are receiving “in home services” as defined by § 660.250(9) “through any in-home services provider agency” as defined by § 660.250(11). Missouri does not have two statutes. We established this construct to distinguish in the charts between the provisions applicable to individuals who are receiving in home services and those who are not. The statute indicated that the definitions contained in 660.250 apply to what we have labeled as Missouri #2; 660.300 – 660.321.). Inst. Abuse: Mo. Ann. Stat. § 198.070 LTCOP: Mo. Ann. Stat. §§ 660.600 through 660.608

Montana
	APS: Mont. Code Ann. §§ 52-3-801 through 52-3-825 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Mont. Code Ann. §§ 52-3-601 through 52-3-605

Nebraska
	APS: Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 28-348 through 28-387 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 81-2237 through 81-2264

Nevada
	APS: Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 200.5091 through 200.50995 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 427A.125 through 427A.165

New Hampshire
	APS: N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 161-F:42 through 161-F:57 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 161-F:10 through 161-F:19

New Jersey
	APS: N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 52:27D-406 through 52:27D-426 Inst. Abuse: N.J. Stat. Ann. § 52:27G-7.1 LTCOP: N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 52:27G-1 through 52:27G-16

New Mexico
	APS: N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 27-7-14 through 27-7-31 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 28-17-1 through 28-17-19

New York
	APS: N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law, Art. 9B, § 473 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: N.Y. Elder Law § 218

North Carolina
	APS: N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 108A-99 through 108A-111 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 143B-181.15 through 143B-181.25

North Dakota
	APS: N.D. Cent. Code §§ 50-25.2-01 through 50-25.2-14 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: N.D. Cent. Code §§ 50-10.1-01 through 50-10.1-07

Ohio
	APS: Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§ 5101.60 through 5101.71 Inst. Abuse: Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§ 3721.21 through 3721.34 LTCOP: Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§ 173.14 through 173.27

Oklahoma
	APS: Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 43A, §§ 10-101 through 10-110 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 63, §§ 1-2211 through 1-2216

Oregon
	APS: Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 124.050 through 124.095 (These provisions apply to persons 65 or older who are not residents of long-term care facilities) & Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 430.735 through 430.768 (These provisions apply only to persons 18 or older who are mentally ill or developmentally disabled and receive services from a community program or facility) Inst. Abuse: Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 441.630 through 441.685 LTCOP: Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 441.100 through 441.147

Pennsylvania
	APS: 35 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. §§ 10225.101 through 10225.708 (Statute not available online) Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: 71 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 581-3(24.2) (Statute not available online)

Puerto Rico
	APS: 8 P.R. Laws Ann. §§ 341 through 347 (The APS provisions are part of “Bill of Rights for Elderly Persons”) (Statute not available in English online) Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: 3 P.R. Laws Ann. §§ 1968 through 1975 (Statute not available in English online)

Rhode Island
	APS: R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 42-66-4.1 through 42-66-17 (The APS provisions are part of the statute establishing the Department of Elderly Affairs) Inst. Abuse: R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 23-17.8-1 through 23-17.8-14 LTCOP: R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 42-66.7-1 through 42-66.7-17

South Carolina
	APS: S.C. Code Ann. §§ 43-35-5 through 43-35-350 Inst. Abuse: S.C. Code Ann. § 43-35-15 LTCOP: S.C. Code Ann. §§ 43-38-10 through 43-38-60

South Dakota
	APS: There is no APS statute but the state’s APS program is authorized by S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 28-1-44 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: S.D. Codified Laws Ann. §§ 28-1-45.6 through 28-1-45.7

Tennessee
	APS: Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 71-6-101 through 71-6-122 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-2-109

Texas
	APS: Tex. Hum. Res. Code Ann. §§ 48.001 through 48.408 Inst. Abuse: Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. § 242.122 LTCOP: Tex. Hum. Res. Code Ann. §§ 101.051 through 101.064

Utah
	APS: Utah Code Ann. §§ 62A-3-301 through 62A-3-321 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Utah Code Ann. §§ 62A-3-201 through 62A-3-208

Vermont
	APS: Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 33, §§ 6901 through 6941 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 33, §§ 7501 through 7510

Virgin Islands
	APS: 34 V.I. Code Ann. §§ 451 through 463 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: N/A

Virginia
	APS: Va. Code Ann. §§ 63.2-1603 through 63.2-1610 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Va. Code Ann. §§ 2.2-700 through 2.2-709

Washington
	APS: Wash. Rev. Code Ann. §§ 74.34.005 through 74.34.901 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Wash. Rev. Code Ann. §§ 43.190.010 through 43.190.900

West Virginia
	APS: W. Va Code §§ 9-6-1 through 9-6-16 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: W. Va Code §§ 16-5L-1 through 16-5L-22

Wisconsin
	APS: Wis. Stat. Ann. § 46.90 (These provisions apply to persons who are 60 or older) & Wis. Stat. Ann. §§ 55.001 through 55.23 (These provisions apply to adults with disabilities) Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Wis. Stat. Ann. §§ 16.009(1) through 16.009(5)(e)

Wyoming
	APS: Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 35-20-101 through 35-20-116 Inst. Abuse: N/A LTCOP: Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 9-2-1301 through 9-2-1309

1. The views expressed herein have not been approved by the House of Delegates or the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association and, accordingly, should not be construed as representing the policy of the American Bar Association.

2. This document was completed for the National Center on Elder Abuse and supported in part by a grant, No. 90AM2792, from the Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Grantees undertaking projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Therefore, points of view or opinions do not necessarily represent official Administration on Aging policy.

Dept. of Health and Human Services

Last Modified: 10/16/2008 9:37:39 AM