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Mandatory Elder Abuse Reporting for Lawyers
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MANDATORY ELDER ABUSE REPORTING FOR LAWYERS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Questions and Answers About Mandatory Elder Abuse Reporting for Lawyers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Question 1: What Is Mandatory Elder Abuse Reporting? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Question 2: What Are Lawyers Required to Do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Question 3: What Is “Reasonable Cause?” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Question 4: What Is “Comes in Contact?”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Question 5: What Is Elder Abuse? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Question 6: Are There Any Exceptions to the Reporting Requirement? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Question 7: What If Someone Expresses the Intent to Commit an Act of Elder Abuse? . . . . .10Question 8: Are Lawyers Obligated to Report Elder Abuse Occurring Outside of
Oregon? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Question 9: What Type of Report Is Required and to Whom Must It Be Made? . . . . . . . . .11Question 10: Are Elder Abuse Reports Confidential? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Question 11: What If I Am Wrong, and There Really Was No Abuse? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Question 12: Are Lawyers Liable for Not Reporting Elder Abuse? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Question 13: What Does the Law Require the Oregon State Bar to Do in Connection
with Elder Abuse Reporting? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Question 14: Are Lawyers Also Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Question 15: Are Lawyers Mandatory Reporters of Abuse in Other Contexts?. . . . . . . . . .14
Appendix A—Oregon Revised Statutes 2015—Reporting of Elder Abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Appendix B—Oregon Revised Statutes 2015—Privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Appendix C—Selected Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Appendix D—NCALL Fact Sheet: Changes Due to Normal Aging and Potential for Abuse/Neglect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
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SCHEDULE
Presented by Mark Johnson Roberts, Deputy General Counsel, Oregon State Bar, Tigard
11:45 Registration
Noon Mandatory Elder Abuse Reporting for Lawyers
F Oregon’s changing demographics
F Types and prevalence of elder abuse
F When and how to report abuse
1:00 Adjourn
FACULTY
Mark Johnson Roberts, Deputy General Counsel, Oregon State Bar, Tigard. Mr. Johnson Roberts is Deputy General Counsel to the Oregon State Bar. He provides prospective ethics advice to Oregon lawyers and provides counsel to the bar on regulatory, employment, and business matters. He practiced family law in Portland for 26 years before joining the bar’s staff in 2016. Mr. Johnson Roberts is chair of the American Bar Association Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, past president of the Oregon State Bar, past president of the National LGBT Bar Association, and past chair of the Oregon State Professional Responsibility Board. He is the 2014 recipient of the Multnomah Bar Association Professionalism Award in recognition of his many years of service to the bench and bar. Mr. Johnson Roberts holds an LL.M. in International Law from the Willamette University College of Law.
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ging
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Pot
entia
l for
Abu
se/N
egle
ct
Agi
ng P
roce
ss C
hang
es
Nor
mal
Agi
ng O
utco
mes
Im
plic
atio
ns F
or P
oten
tial A
buse
Sk
in:
Loss
of s
kin
thic
knes
s A
troph
y of
swea
t gla
nds a
nd d
ecre
ased
bl
ood
flow
In
crea
sed
wrin
kles
and
laxi
ty o
f ski
n
Skin
bec
omes
pap
er th
in
Dec
reas
ed sw
eatin
g, lo
ss o
f ski
n w
ater
, dry
skin
Im
mob
iliza
tion
and
negl
ect m
ay c
ause
bed
sore
s, sk
in in
fect
ion,
bru
ises
, ski
n la
cera
tion
(pot
entia
l for
ph
ysic
al a
buse
)
Lun
g:
Dec
reas
ed lu
ng ti
ssue
ela
stic
ity
Dec
reas
ed re
spira
tory
mus
cle
stre
ngth
R
educ
ed o
vera
ll ef
ficie
ncy
of g
ases
exc
hang
ed
Red
uced
abi
lity
to h
andl
e se
cret
ions
and
fore
ign
parti
cles
Imm
obili
zatio
n an
d ne
glec
t may
cau
se lu
ng
infe
ctio
n
Dec
reas
ed st
amin
a m
ay re
sult
in d
epen
denc
e an
d is
olat
ion
Hea
rt c
hang
es:
Hea
rt va
lves
thic
ken
Incr
ease
d fa
tty d
epos
its in
arte
ry w
all
Incr
ease
d ha
rden
ing,
stiff
enin
g of
blo
od
vess
els
Dec
reas
ed se
nsiti
vity
to c
hang
e in
blo
od
pres
sure
Dec
reas
ed b
lood
flow
D
ecre
ased
resp
onsi
vene
ss to
stre
ss, c
onfu
sion
, and
di
sorie
ntat
ion
Pron
e to
loss
of b
alan
ce
Pote
ntia
l for
falls
/inju
ries,
phys
ical
and
ps
ycho
logi
cal a
buse
Gas
tric
and
inte
stin
al:
Atro
phy
and
decr
ease
d nu
mbe
r of t
aste
bu
ds D
ecre
ased
gas
tric
secr
etio
n
Dec
reas
ed g
astri
c m
uscl
e to
ne
Alte
red
abili
ty to
tast
e sw
eet,
sour
, sal
t and
bitt
er
Poss
ible
del
ay in
vita
min
and
dru
g ab
sorp
tion
Alte
red
mot
ility
D
ecre
ased
per
ista
lsis
D
ecre
ased
hun
ger s
ensa
tions
and
em
ptyi
ng ti
me
Mal
/und
er n
utrit
ion
Feca
l im
pact
ion
(pot
entia
l phy
sica
l abu
se)
Cha
nge
in h
ow m
edic
atio
ns a
re a
bsor
bed,
resu
lting
in
pos
sibl
e ov
er-m
edic
atin
g, re
sulti
ng in
falls
, co
nfus
ion,
etc
.
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JP/N
CA
LL
Han
dout
1:
Nor
mal
Agi
ng a
nd P
oten
tial f
or A
buse
Pa
ge 2
Agi
ng P
roce
ss C
hang
es
Nor
mal
Agi
ng O
utco
mes
Im
plic
atio
ns F
or P
oten
tial A
buse
B
ladd
er:
Dec
reas
ed b
ladd
er m
uscl
e to
ne a
nd b
ladd
er
capa
city
In
crea
sed
resi
dual
urin
e Se
nsat
ion
of u
rge
to u
rinat
e m
ay n
ot o
ccur
unt
il bl
adde
r is f
ull
Incr
ease
d ris
k of
infe
ctio
n, st
ress
inco
ntin
ence
U
rinat
ion
at n
ight
may
incr
ease
En
larg
ed p
rost
ate
glan
d in
mal
e
Inco
ntin
ence
alo
ng w
ith im
mob
iliza
tion
and
negl
ect
may
cau
se sk
in b
reak
dow
n an
d/or
bed
sore
s Po
tent
ial f
or fa
lls a
nd in
jurie
s whe
n ha
ving
to g
et
up m
ore
at n
ight
In
cont
inen
ce is
the
sing
le m
ost p
redi
ctiv
e fa
ctor
for
abus
e M
uscl
es, j
oint
, and
bon
e:
Dec
reas
ed m
uscl
e m
ass
Det
erio
ratio
n of
join
t car
tilag
e D
ecre
ased
bon
e m
ass
Dec
reas
ed p
roce
ssin
g sp
eed
and
vibr
atio
n se
nse
Dec
reas
ed n
erve
fibe
rs
Dec
reas
ed m
uscl
e st
reng
th a
nd in
crea
sed
mus
cle
clam
ping
G
reat
er ri
sk o
f fra
ctur
es; l
imita
tion
of m
ovem
ent;
Po
tent
ial f
or p
ain
Imm
obili
zatio
n an
d ne
glec
t may
cau
se c
ontra
ctur
e de
form
ities
(pot
entia
l for
phy
sica
l and
ps
ycho
logi
cal a
buse
) In
crea
sed
pote
ntia
l for
falls
M
ore
likel
y to
frac
ture
und
er le
ss im
pact
than
a
bone
of a
you
nger
per
son
Less
stre
ngth
resu
lting
in in
crea
sed
isol
atio
n an
d de
pend
ence
on
care
give
r Se
nsor
y:
Cha
nges
in sl
eep-
wak
e cy
cle
Slow
er st
imul
us id
entif
icat
ion
and
regi
stra
tion
D
ecre
ased
vis
ual a
cuity
Sl
ower
ligh
t and
dar
k ad
apta
tion
D
iffic
ulty
in a
dapt
ing
to li
ghtin
g ch
ange
s D
isto
rted
dept
h pe
rcep
tion
Impa
ired
colo
r vis
ion
Cha
nges
in le
ns
Dim
inis
hed
tear
secr
etio
n D
ecre
ased
tone
dis
crim
inat
ion
D
ecre
ased
sens
itivi
ty to
odo
rs
Red
uced
tact
ile se
nsat
ion
Incr
ease
d or
dec
reas
ed ti
me
spen
t sle
epin
g In
crea
sed
nigh
ttim
e aw
aken
ings
D
elay
ed re
actio
n tim
e Pr
one
to fa
lls
Incr
ease
d po
ssib
ility
of d
isorie
ntat
ion
G
lare
may
pos
e an
env
ironm
enta
l haz
ard
Inco
rrec
t ass
essm
ent o
f hei
ght o
f cur
bs a
nd st
eps
Pres
byop
ia (d
imin
ishe
d ab
ility
to fo
cus o
n ne
ar
obje
cts)
Pr
esby
cusi
s (hi
gh fr
eque
ncy
soun
ds lo
st)
Less
abl
e to
diff
eren
tiate
low
er c
olor
tone
s e.g
. bl
ues,
gree
ns
Dul
lnes
s and
dry
ness
of t
he e
yes
Dec
reas
ed a
bilit
y to
sens
e pr
essu
re, p
ain,
te
mpe
ratu
re
Neg
lect
and
soci
al is
olat
ion
(pot
entia
l for
fina
ncia
l ab
use)
Fa
lls, f
ract
ures
, and
inju
ries (
pote
ntia
l for
phy
sica
l an
d ps
ycho
logi
cal a
buse
)
Imm
une
syst
em:
Dec
line
in se
cret
ion
of h
orm
ones
Im
paire
d te
mpe
ratu
re re
gula
tion
Impa
ired
imm
une
reac
tivity
D
ecre
ased
bas
al m
etab
olic
rate
Dec
reas
ed re
sist
ance
to c
erta
in st
ress
es (b
urns
, su
rger
y, e
tc.)
Incr
ease
d su
scep
tibili
ty a
nd in
cide
nce
of in
fect
ion
Incr
ease
d in
cide
nce
of o
besi
ty
Bed
sore
s In
fect
ions
Fr
actu
res
Isol
atio
n D
epen
denc
e
Mandatory Elder Abuse Reporting for Lawyers 31
BW
JP/N
CA
LL
Han
dout
1:
Nor
mal
Agi
ng a
nd P
oten
tial f
or A
buse
Pa
ge 3
Agi
ng P
roce
ss C
hang
es
Nor
mal
Agi
ng O
utco
mes
Im
plic
atio
ns F
or P
oten
tial A
buse
M
enta
l and
cog
nitiv
e:
Som
e co
gniti
ve a
nd m
enta
l fun
ctio
ns
decl
ine
Som
e co
gniti
ve sk
ills i
nclu
ding
judg
men
t, cr
eativ
ity, c
omm
on se
nse,
and
bre
adth
of
know
ledg
e an
d ex
perie
nce,
are
mai
ntai
ned
or im
prov
ed.
Som
e co
gniti
ve sk
ills,
incl
udin
g ab
stra
ctio
n, c
alcu
latio
n, w
ord
freq
uenc
y,
verb
al c
ompr
ehen
sion
, and
indu
ctiv
e re
ason
ing,
show
slig
ht o
r gra
dual
dec
line.
Shor
t-ter
m m
emor
y de
clin
es b
ut lo
ng-te
rm re
call
is
usua
lly m
aint
aine
d
Diff
icul
ty u
nder
stan
ding
abs
tract
con
tent
. Le
arni
ng a
bilit
ies c
hang
e—ol
der a
dults
are
mor
e ca
utio
us in
thei
r res
pons
es; a
re c
apab
le o
f lea
rnin
g ne
w th
ings
but
thei
r spe
ed o
f pro
cess
ing
info
rmat
ion
is sl
ower
.
Pote
ntia
l for
fina
ncia
l abu
se a
nd e
xplo
itatio
n
Incr
ease
d ris
k fo
r sel
f-ne
glec
t
Sour
ce: C
alifo
rnia
Sta
te U
nive
rsity
, Los
Ang
eles
, Sch
ool o
f Soc
ial (
2003
). A
dult
Prot
ectiv
e Se
rvic
es W
orke
r Tra
inin
g fo
r the
Cal
iforn
ia S
tate
U
nive
rsity
Dep
artm
ent o
f Soc
ial S
ervi
ces