HB 18-1405

House Bill 18-1405, which has been signed into law, creates an exception for lawyers who provide legal services to elderly or disabled adults through contracts with area agencies on aging. These attorneys are typically required by law to report any mistreatment of their clients, but this bill exempts them from that requirement when they are working under these specific contracts. This change affects both the attorneys and the vulnerable individuals they serve, as it allows lawyers more flexibility in handling sensitive legal matters without fear of mandatory reporting unless there is a separate reason for concern outside of their contracted work.

Official Summary

Under current law, staff, and staff of contracted providers, of area agencies on aging are mandatory reporters of the mistreatment of an at-risk elder or an at-risk adult with an intellectual and developmental disability. The bill creates a mandatory reporter exception for attorneys at law providing legal assistance to individuals pursuant to a contract with an area agency on aging, the staff of such attorneys at law. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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