S.F. No. 0017

Adult protective services.

 

Sponsored By:                              Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to adult protective services; creating the crime of abuse, neglect, abandonment or exploitation of a vulnerable adult; amending elements constituting abuse of vulnerable adults as specified; providing definitions; separating provisions for child protection, adult protection and central registries; clarifying responsibilities of the department of family services; conforming provisions; and providing for an effective date.

 

12/20/2001  Bill Number Assigned

02/11/2002  S Received for Introduction

02/11/2002  S Introduced and Referred to S01

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barton, Boggs, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Harris, Hawks, Hinchey, Job, Kinnison, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Miller, C., Mockler, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Vasey and Youngbauer.

Ayes 30    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/12/2002  S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Hanes, Job, Schiffer and Sessions

Nays:  Senator(s) Meier

Ayes 4    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/12/2002  S Placed on General File

02/12/2002  S Rereferred to S02

02/14/2002  S02 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Cathcart, Harris, Hinchey and Larson

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/14/2002  S Placed on General File

02/15/2002  S Amendments Adopted

 

SF0017SS001/A

Page 3-line 22        Delete "35-20-102(a)(xix)" insert "35‑20‑102(a)(xviii)".

Page 14-line 12                                      After "submit" delete balance of line.

Page 14-line 13                                      Before "proof" delete "and".

Page 15-lines 15 through 19               Delete and renumber as necessary.

Page 16-line 1                                        Delete "(xviii)" insert "(xix)".

Page 16-line 2                                        Delete "(xix)" insert "(xx)".

Page 21-line 8                                        After "fee" reinsert stricken language.

Page 21-line 9                                        Delete through "department".

Page 27-after line 19                             Insert and renumber:

                "(xix)  "Substantiated report" means any report of abuse or neglect pursuant to this act that is determined upon investigation that credible evidence of the alleged abuse or neglect exists;".

Page 27-line 21                                      Delete "(xix)" insert "(xx)".

Page 30-line 3        After "(ix)" insert "Any collaborative information" and delete balance of line.

Page 30-line 4        Delete line through "taken".  SCHIFFER, CHAIRMAN

 

SF0017SW001/A

Page 10-line 2        After "knowingly" insert "or negligently".  MEIER      

 

02/15/2002  S Passed CoW

02/18/2002  Amendment Adopted

 

SF0017S2001/A

Page 4-line 18                                        Delete "or suspect".

Page 4-line 23                                        Delete "or suspect".  SCOTT

 

SF0017S2002/A

Page 4-line 18        Delete "reasonable cause" insert "sufficient knowledge which a prudent and cautious man in similar circumstances would have".

Page 4-line 22        Delete "reasonable" insert "sufficient knowledge which a prudent and cautious man in similar circumstances would have".

Page 4-line 23                                        Delete "cause".  SCHIFFER, JOB

 

02/18/2002  S Passed 2nd Reading

02/19/2002  S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Boggs, Cathcart, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Goodenough, Hanes, Harris, Job, Kunz, Massie, Meier, Miller, C., Mockler, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Sessions, Vasey and Youngbauer.

Nays:  Senator(s) Barton, Case, Coe, Geis, Hawks, Hinchey, Kinnison, Larson and Scott.

Ayes 21    Nays 9    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/20/2002  H Received for Introduction

02/22/2002  H Introduced and Referred to H01

02/27/2002  H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Johnson, L., Landon, Luthi, Morgan, Rose, Simpson, Slater and Wasserburger

Nays:  Representative(s) Watt

Ayes 8    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/27/2002  H Placed on General File

03/04/2002  H Amendments Adopted

 

SF0017HS001/ACE  (CORRECTED COPY)  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 6          After ";" insert "modifying fees as specified;".

Page 4-line 18                                        After "has" delete balance of line.

Page 4-line 19        Delete the line through "have" insert "reasonable cause".

Page 4-line 23                                        Delete "sufficient".

Page 4-line 24                                        Delete.

Page 5-line 1          Delete the line through "have" insert "reasonable cause".

Page 7-line 1          Delete "physician or surgeon" insert "licensed health care provider".

Page 9-line 19                                        Delete "reason to".

Page 9-line 20        Delete "know" insert "reasonable cause to believe that".

Page 10-line 6                                        Delete "knowingly or negligently".

Page 10-line 7        Delete "reports information that" insert "knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the reported information".

Page 14-line 7                                        Before "Upon" insert "(a)".

Page 14-line 17      After "submit" insert "a fee established by the department and".

Page 15-After line 17                           Insert:

"(b)  There is created a program administration account within the earmarked revenue fund to be known as the child and vulnerable adult abuse registry account. All fees collected under subsection (a) of this section shall be credited to this account.".

Page 21-line 7        Strike "five dollars ($5.00)" insert "ten dollars ($10.00)".

Page 27-line 4                                        After "means" insert "when".

Page 27-line 5        Before "is" delete "who"; after "or" delete "who".

Page 31-line 3        Strike "if" insert "whether a valid declaration exists under W.S. 35-22-101 through 35-22-109. If".

Page 32-line 1                                        Strike "easy".  ROSE, CHAIRMAN

 

SF0017HW001/AE  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 14-line 17      In the standing committee amendment (SF0017HS001/ACE) to this line, after "fee" insert "not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00)" WASSERBURGER

 

03/04/2002  H Passed CoW

03/05/2002  Amendment Failed

 

SF0017H2001/FCE  (CORRECTED COPY)  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 17        After "." insert "Intentional abuse, neglect or abandonment of a vulnerable adult resulting in the death of the vulnerable adult, is a felony punishable by the penalties specified in W.S. 6-2-104 and registration of the offender's name on the central registry.".  CHILDERS

 

SF0017H2002/AE  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 27-line 2        After "or" insert "other qualified licensed mental health professional or licensed". IEKEL

 

03/05/2002  H Passed 2nd Reading

03/06/2002  Amendment Adopted

 

SF0017H3001/AE  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 6                                          Delete "clarifying" insert "modifying".

Page 31-line 5        Strike "forty-five (45)" insert "three (3)". LOCKHART

 

03/06/2002  H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Boswell, Burns, Childers, Cohee, Deegan, Edwards, Esquibel, Eyre, Gay, Hageman, Hessenthaler, Hines, Iekel, Illoway, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Landon, Law, Luthi, McGraw, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nagel, Nelson, Nicholas, Osborn, Parady, Paseneaux, Petersen, Reese, Robinson, Rose, Ross, Sadler, Samuelson, Shivler, Simons, Simpson, Slater, Stafford, Tempest, Thompson, Tipton, Tomassi, Warren and Wasserburger.

Nays:  Representative(s) Baker, Diercks, Huckfeldt, Lockhart, Philp, Watt, Willford and Wostenberg.

Ayes 52    Nays 8    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

03/06/2002  S Did Not Concur

 

ROLL CALL

 

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barton, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Harris, Hinchey, Job, Kinnison, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Miller, C., Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Vasey and Youngbauer.

Excused:  Senator(s) Boggs, Hawks and Mockler.

Ayes 0    Nays 27    Excused 3    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

03/07/2002  S Appointed  JCC01 Members

            Senator(s)  Schiffer, Meier and Case

03/07/2002  H Appointed JCC01 Members

            Representative(s)  Rose, Johnson, L. and Watt

 

03/09/2002  S Adopted SF0017JC01

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Barton, Boggs, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Geis, Hanes, Harris, Hawks Job, Kinnison, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Miller, C., Mockler Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Vasey and Youngbauer.

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, Case, Erb, Goodenough and Hinchey

Ayes 25    Nays 5    Excused 3    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

03/11/2002  H Adopted SF0017JC01

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Boswell, Burns, Childers, Cohee, Deegan, Edwards, Esquibel, Eyre, Gay, Hageman, Hessenthaler, Hines, Iekel, Illoway, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McGraw, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nagel, Nelson, Nicholas, Osborn, Parady, Paseneaux, Petersen, Philp, Reese, Robinson, Rose, Ross, Sadler, Samuelson, Shivler, Simpson, Slater, Stafford, Tempest, Thompson, Tipton, Tomassi, Warren, Wasserburger, Willford and Wostenberg.

Nays:  Representative(s) Baker, Huckfeldt, Landon, Meuli, Simons and Watt.

Excused:  Representative(s) Diercks

Ayes 53    Nays 6    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

SF0017JC01/AA

Adopt the following House amendments:

SF0017H2002/AE

SF0017H3001/AE

Delete the following House amendments:

SF0017HS001/ACE

SF0017HW001/AE

Further amend the ENGROSSED COPY as follows:

Page 1-line 6           After ";" insert "modifying fees;".

Page 14-line 5    After "cases" insert "; child and vulnerable adult abuse registry account".

Page 14-line 7          Before "Upon" insert "(a)".

Page 14-line 17   After "submit" insert "a fee of not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) as established by the department and".

Page 15-After line 17 insert:

"(b)  There is created a  program administration account within the earmarked revenue fund to be known as the child and vulnerable adult abuse registry account.  All fees collected under subsection (a) of this section shall be credited to this account.".

Page 21-line 7    Strike "five dollars ($5.00)" insert "ten dollars ($10.00)".

Page 27-line 4          After "means" insert "when".

Page 27-line 5    Before "is" delete "who"; after "or" delete "who".

Page 31-line 3    Strike "if" insert "whether a valid declaration exists under W.S. 35‑22‑101 through 35‑22‑109. If".

Page 32-line 1    Strike "easy". SCHIFFER, MEIER, ROSE, JOHNSON, L., WATT

 

03/11/2002  Assigned Number SEA No. 0040

03/11/2002  S President Signed SEA No.0040

03/11/2002  H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0040

03/13/2002  Governor Signed SEA No. 0040

 

Chapter No. 0086  Session Laws of Wyoming 2002.