214-C - Elder abuse awareness.

§  214-c.  Elder  abuse  awareness. The superintendent, in cooperation  with the state office for the aging  and  the  office  of  children  and  family services, shall, for all members of the division of state police:  (1)  develop,  maintain and disseminate educational material relating to  abuse of adults,  including  physical  abuse,  sexual  abuse,  emotional  abuse,  active  neglect,  passive  neglect,  self neglect, and financial  exploitation,  as  such  terms  are  defined  in  section  four  hundred  seventy-three  of  the  social  services  law,  and  (2)  establish  and  implement written procedures and policies in the event a member  of  the  division  of state police encounters such abuse, including the provision  of information and referral.