HB 5314 Summary

• Commissioner of Social Services must develop and provide an educational training program on identifying and reporting abuse, neglect, exploitation, and abandonment of elderly persons, available online and in-person statewide.

• Mandatory reporters and people required to report suspected elder abuse must complete the training program by December 31, 2022, or within 90 days of becoming a mandatory reporter or starting employment.

• Commissioner of Social Services must hire sufficient staff for the Protective Services for the Elderly program to ensure no investigator handles more than 25 suspected cases of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or abandonment at any one time, effective July 1, 2022.

• Any non-family member assisting an elderly person (age 60+) with a Medicaid application must disclose affiliations, business relationships, ownership interests, or employment with any entity that may bill Medicaid for services to that person, effective July 1, 2022.

• Non-family members assisting elderly persons with Medicaid applications must provide a conspicuous written disclosure advising them to seek elder law attorney advice and warning about potential loss from non-attorney Medicaid planners, effective July 1, 2022.