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Advocates ask committee to close oversight gap for elders in custodial and nontraditional settings
Summary
Prisoners Legal Services told the committee H.786/S.466 would expand the Executive Office of Elder Affairs’ investigatory jurisdiction so elders in custodial, group‑home and certain treatment settings are not left without adult‑protective oversight.
The executive director of Prisoners Legal Services told the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs that current adult‑protective statutory boundaries leave a gap for elders living in custodial or “nontraditional” settings and urged passage of H.786/S.466 to expand elder affairs’ investigatory authority.
David Rainey said the Commonwealth’s adult protective services system currently divides jurisdiction among several agencies, and the way the statutes have been interpreted leaves elders in jails,…
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