PRINTER'S NO. 932
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
786
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY HENNESSEY, McNEILL, HICKERNELL, SCHLOSSBERG,
KILLION, COHEN, MURT, KORTZ, A. HARRIS, PETRI, WATSON,
PEIFER, DONATUCCI, McCARTER, MOUL AND FARRY, MARCH 13, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES,
MARCH 13, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of November 6, 1987 (P.L.381, No.79), entitled
"An act relating to the protection of the abused, neglected,
exploited or abandoned elderly; establishing a uniform
Statewide reporting and investigative system for suspected
abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment of the elderly;
providing protective services; providing for funding; and
making repeals," making extensive amendments and adding
provisions relating to preliminary provisions,
administration, criminal history for employees, reporting
suspected abuse by employees and miscellaneous provisions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 102 of the act of November 6, 1987
(P.L.381, No.79), known as the Older Adults Protective Services
Act, renumbered December 18, 1996 (P.L.1125, No.169), is amended
to read:
Section 102. Legislative [policy] intent.
[It is declared the policy of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania] The General Assembly finds and declares that:
(1) It is the policy of the Commonwealth that older
adults who [lack the capacity to protect themselves and are
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