MO HB3379

Expands the definition of "abuse" to explicitly include financial exploitation across adult day care programs, elder care facilities, and in-home services, defining financial exploitation as knowingly obtaining control over a vulnerable person's property through deceit, coercion, undue influence, or other deceptive means

Creates new mandatory reporting requirements for adult day care programs, requiring designated professionals (healthcare workers, law enforcement, social workers, bank personnel, etc.) to report suspected abuse or neglect to the Department of Health and Senior Services within a reasonable time or face class A misdemeanor charges

Establishes that adult day care providers who knowingly conceal abuse or neglect resulting in death or serious physical injury are guilty of a class E felony, and any person who abuses or neglects a participant is subject to criminal prosecution under section 565.184

Adds misappropriation of patient/resident property or funds as a class A misdemeanor for facility employees, with investigations reported to law enforcement and substantiated cases resulting in placement on the employee disqualification list

Allows employee disqualification list hearings to be conducted by telephone or electronic means unless the person requests an in-person hearing in their county of residence, and permits removal requests to be granted by the director or director's designee based on written submissions only