NY A08720

Office of Children and Family Services must collect elder abuse data from state and local agencies including the Division of Criminal Justice Services, Department of Law, Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, and Department of Health in cooperation with the Office for the Aging

Office of Children and Family Services shall establish uniform standards and interagency reporting systems to collect, analyze, and compare elder abuse data across different state and local agencies

Office of Children and Family Services, in consultation with the Office for the Aging, must establish a definition of elder abuse and minimum age threshold for elderly persons, potentially incorporating types of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation

County and city social services agencies, adult protective services units, and protective services for adults units must report elder abuse incidences to the Office in specified format including number of referrals, investigations, substantiated cases, and demographic information on victims and perpetrators

Office of Children and Family Services must issue a biennial report to the Governor and legislative leaders by March 1 in even-numbered years with recommendations on defining elder abuse in statute, reporting requirements, and available prevention programs and victim services