,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #chhe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bh1      
#bjag,mr4 ,schneider 7for himself and   
,ms4 ,ros-,lehtinen7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct the ,attorney        
,general to establish guidelines for a  
model elder abuse registry and to       
provide grants to ,states for           
establishing and operating such a       
registry1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short ,title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,senior ,citizen ,protection ,act  
of #bjag4  #b4 ,model elder ,abuse      
,registry  7a7 ,in general ,not later   
than one year after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney   
,general shall establish guidelines for 
,states to design and implement elder   
abuse registries4  7b7 ,contents ,the   
guidelines established under subsection 
7a7 shall be designed to provide        
guidance to ,states to do the following3

  7#a7 ,identify which types of         
individuals to place on an elder abuse  
registry1 including-- 7,a7 individuals  
convicted of a crime involving elder    
abuse2 and  7,b7 individuals found by a 
,state agency to have committed elder   
abuse4  7#b7 ,provide1 for each         
individual placed on the registry1 the  
information to be included for such     
individual in the elder abuse registry1 
including--  7,a7 the circumstances     
surrounding the elder abuse2  7,b7 the  
type of abuse committed2 and  7,c7 the  
relationship of the individual to the   
victim4  7#c7 ,prior to placement on the
 registry1 notify each individual to be 
placed on the registry of such          
individual's placement on the registry4 
7#d7 ,provide1 for each individual to be
 placed on the registry1 the opportunity
 to appeal placement on the registry    
within a reasonable period of time      
before such individual's placement on   
the registry4  7#e7 ,provide the        
duration of placement on the registry4  

7#f7 ,provide for the removal of        
individuals who should no longer be     
placed on the registry4  7#g7 ,make     
elder abuse registries readily          
accessible to the public1 including by--
 7,a7 posting the information contained 
in the registry onto the ,internet2 and 
7,b7 making the registry readily        
searchable4  7c7 ,consultation ,in      
developing such guidelines under        
subsection 7a71 the ,attorney ,general  
shall consult with the ,secretary of    
,health and ,human ,services and the    
appropriate public and private entities4
  #c4 ,grants  7a7 ,in general ,the     
,attorney ,general may make grants to   
,states for establishing and operating  
elder abuse registries4  7b7            
,application ,a ,state may apply for a  
grant under this section at such time   
and in such form as the ,attorney       
,general may require4  7c7 ,use of      
,funds ,the recipient of a grant under  
this section shall use the funds to--   
7#a7 establish an elder abuse registry  

that substantially conforms to the      
guidelines established pursuant to      
section #b2 and  7#b7 enact legislation 
requiring entities that provide health  
care services or long-term care to      
elders in the ,state to check the ,state
 elder abuse registry before hiring     
individuals for such services to ensure 
that such individuals have not been     
found by a ,state agency to have        
committed elder abuse4  #d4 ,national   
elder ,abuse ,registry ,beginning1 not  
less than two years after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,attorney ,general shall establish and  
maintain a national database of content 
from ,state elder abuse registries that 
substantially conforms to the guidelines
 established pursuant to section #b4    
#e4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,the term abuse means the knowing       
infliction of physical or psychological 
harm or the knowing deprivation of goods
 or services that are necessary to meet 
essential needs or to avoid physical or 

psychological harm4  7#b7 ,the term     
caregiver means an individual who has   
the responsibility for the care of an   
elder1 either voluntarily1 by contract1 
by receipt of payment for care1 or as a 
result of the operation of law1 and     
means a family member or other          
individual who provides 7on behalf of   
such individual or of a public or       
private agency1 organization1 or        
institution7 compensated or             
uncompensated care to an elder who needs
 supportive services in any setting4    
7#c7 ,the term elder means an individual
 aged #fe years or older4  7#d7 ,the    
term elder abuse means the abuse1       
neglect1 mistreatment1 or exploitation  
of an elder4  7#e7 ,the term            
exploitation means the fraudulent or    
otherwise illegal1 unauthorized1 or     
improper act or process of an           
individual1 including a caregiver or    
fiduciary1 that uses the resources of an
 elder for monetary or personal benefit1
 profit1 or gain1 or that results in    

depriving an elder of rightful access   
to1 or use of1 benefits1 resources1     
belongings1 or assets4  7#f7 ,the term  
fiduciary-- 7,a7 means a person or      
entity with the legal responsibility--  
7i7 to make decisions on behalf of and  
for the benefit of another person2 and  
7ii7 to act in good faith and with      
fairness2 and  7,b7 includes a trustee1 
a guardian1 a conservator1 an executor1 
an agent under a financial power of     
attorney or health care power of        
attorney1 or a representative payee4    
7#g7 ,the term neglect means the knowing
 failure of a caregiver or fiduciary to 
provide the goods or services that are  
necessary to maintain the health or     
safety of an elder4  7#h7 ,the term     
mistreatment means the inappropriate use
 of medications1 isolation1 or physical 
or chemical restraints4  7#i7 ,the term 
,state means any of the #ej ,states1 or 
the ,district of ,columbia4