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PRINTER'S NO. 1183
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1024
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, BIZZARRO, BOBACK, CHARLTON, CONKLIN,
D. COSTA, DAVIDSON, DRISCOLL, DUSH, GERGELY, GILLEN, HEFFLEY,
JAMES, MILLARD, NEILSON, READSHAW, ROZZI, SOLOMON, WARD AND
WATSON, MARCH 30, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES,
MARCH 30, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of October 7, 2010 (P.L.484, No.70), entitled
"An act providing for protection of abused, neglected,
exploited or abandoned adults; establishing a uniform
Statewide reporting and investigative system for suspected
abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment of adults;
providing for protective services; and prescribing
penalties," in reporting suspected abuse by employees,
providing for Statewide adult abuse registry.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of October 7, 2010 (P.L.484, No.70),
known as the Adult Protective Services Act, is amended by adding
a section to read:
Section 508. Statewide adult abuse registry.
(a) Establishment.--The department shall establish a
Statewide registry of individuals who have been convicted of:
(1) simple assault under 18 Pa.C.S. § 2701 (relating to
simple assault) if the victim is 18 years of age or older;
(2) aggravated assault under 18 Pa.C.S. § 2702 (related
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to aggravated assault) if the victim is 18 years of age or
older; or
(3) neglect of a care-dependent person under 18 Pa.C.S.
§ 2713 (relating to neglect of care-dependent person).
(b) Registry information.--The registry shall include, but
not be limited to, the following:
(1) The name, Social Security number, age, sex and
address of the individual convicted of a crime under
subsection (a).
(2) A description of the crime committed under
subsection (a), including the date or dates of the incidents.
(c) Employer requirement.--Employers shall require
prospective employees to submit with their applications for
employment a certification from the department that the
prospective employee's name does not appear on the registry. The
certificate must be obtained within the one-year period of the
submission date of the application.
(d) Regulations.--The department shall promulgate the
regulations necessary to carry out this section.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 180 days.
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