Section 22-46-1 - Definition of terms.
22-46-1. Definition of terms. Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1) "Abuse," physical harm, bodily injury, or attempt to cause physical harm or injury, or the infliction of fear of imminent physical harm or bodily injury on an elder or a disabled adult;
(2) "Disabled adult," a person eighteen years of age or older who suffers from a condition of mental retardation, infirmities of aging as manifested by organic brain damage, advanced age, or other physical dysfunctioning to the extent that the person is unable to protect himself or herself or provide for his or her own care;
(3) "Elder," a person sixty-five years of age or older;
(4) "Exploitation," the wrongful taking or exercising of control over property of an elder or a disabled adult with intent to defraud the elder or disabled adult; and
(5) "Neglect," harm to an elder's or a disabled adult's health or welfare, without reasonable medical justification, caused by the conduct of a person responsible for the elder's or disabled adult's health or welfare, within the means available for the elder or disabled adult, including the failure to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, or medical care.
Source: SL 1986, ch 186, § 1; SL 1990, ch 171, § 1; SL 2005, ch 120, § 339; SL 2007, ch 147, § 1.