California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 15763

WIC § 15763 Effective Jul 16, 2021Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 13

Statute text

(a)Each county shall establish an emergency response adult protective services program that shall provide in-person response, 24 hours per day, seven days per week, to reports of abuse of an elder or a dependent adult, for the purpose of providing immediate intake or intervention, or both, to new reports involving immediate life threats and to crises in existing cases. The program shall include policies and procedures to accomplish all of the following:

(1)Provision of case management services that include investigation of the protection issues, assessment of the person’s concerns, needs, strengths, problems, and limitations, stabilization and linking with community services, and development of a service plan to alleviate identified problems utilizing counseling, monitoring, followup, and reassessment.

(2)Provisions for emergency shelter or in-home protection to guarantee a safe place for the elder or dependent adult to stay until the dangers at home can be resolved.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 85, Sec. 70. (AB 135) Effective July 16, 2021.