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Report of suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment or need for protective services. Penalty for failure to report. Immunity and protection from retaliation - Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-451
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Current as of June 2015
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Health care providers, social workers, police officers, clergy, and nursing home employees must report reasonable suspicions of elderly abuse or neglect to the Commissioner of Social Services within 72 hours of forming their suspicion. The report must identify the elderly person, the facts giving rise to the suspicion of abuse or neglect, and any other information that may help the investigation.
Persons that report their suspicion of abuse or neglect or testify about their report, in good faith, are immune from any resulting liability.
Persons that fail to report a suspicion of abuse or neglect within 72 hours are subject to a $500 fine. Persons that intentionally fail to report abuse or neglect are guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and a Class A misdemeanor for subsequent offenses.
Persons not statutorily required to report elderly abuse may report their suspicions to the Commissioner.
Treatment of an elderly person by a Christian Science practitioner or an elderly person’s refusal of medical treatment for religious reasons does not alone justify protective services.
Current as of June 2015
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