IN SB0137

Creates an interim adult protective services study committee under the legislative council to review and evaluate Indiana's adult protective services laws, programs, and units.

Committee must include at least 10 members: 2 state senators (appointed by majority and minority leaders), 2 state representatives (appointed by speaker and minority leader), representatives from senior advocacy organizations, social workers, hospitals, Indiana Bar Association, the secretary of family and social services, and the executive director of the Indiana prosecuting attorneys council.

Committee responsibilities include identifying best practices for adult protective services, considering a statewide assistance program for county-level services, reviewing elder abuse prevention and financial exploitation programs in other states, and evaluating funding sufficiency.

Committee must submit a final report with recommendations, including potential legislation, to the legislative council and governor on how to improve adult protective services in Indiana.

Committee expires July 1, 2015, and becomes effective upon passage with emergency declaration.