SB332 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bobby D. SingletonSenator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Adult Protective Services Act, revise definition of protected person, to persons with Alzheimers disease or dementia and remove reference to senile, Sec. 38-9-2 am'd.

Summary

SB 332 would update the Adult Protective Services Act by modernizing its language and explicitly including adults with Alzheimer's disease or dementia as protected persons.

What This Bill Does

It amends Section 38-9-2 to revise the definition of 'protected person.' The revised definition explicitly includes adults with Alzheimer's disease or dementia as people who may need protection under the act. This helps ensure they can receive protective services when they cannot protect themselves from abuse, neglect, exploitation, or other harm. The change fits within the existing protective services framework, keeping related terms like caregiver and interested person in place.

Who It Affects

• Adults 18 and older who have Alzheimer's disease or dementia or other conditions causing incapacity and may need protection under the act (they become protected persons).
• Relatives, guardians, caregivers, and other interested parties who are involved in the welfare and protection of protected persons and interact with protective services.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 38-9-2 to revise the definition of 'protected person.'
• Explicitly includes adults with Alzheimer's disease or dementia as protected persons under the act.
• Updates terminology to reflect current language and remove outdated references in the protected person definition (per the bill's aim).
• Maintains existing definitions for abuse, neglect, exploitation, caregiver, and interested person to preserve the current framework for protective services.

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Subjects

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