California's elder abuse investigators
Subtitle: ombudsmen shackled by conflicting laws and duties
By: California Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes; prepared by John Hill
Contributors: California. Legislature. Senate. Office of Oversight and Outcomes; California. Legislature. Senate. Rules Committee; California. Legislature. Senate. Committee on Health. Subcommittee on Aging and Long-Term Care
Publisher: Senate Publications & Flags
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Sacramento, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
Subjects: Older people; Abuse of; Investigation; Abused elderly; Legal status, laws; Ombudspersons
Other titles: Ombudsmen shackled by conflicting laws and duties
Notes: "A report prepared for the California Rules Committee at the request of the Subcommittee on Aging and Long-Term Care"--Cover.

"November 3, 2009"--Cover.

Senate Publications & Flags stock no.: 1447-S.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 39-40).

Also available online.
Table of contents: title: Executive summary; title: Background; title: Tales from a ride-along : ombudsmen walk a fine line between conflicting demands of federal and state laws; title: Ombudsmen's role in California's mandated reporter law creates conflicts with other states and federal statutes; title: Considering California ombudsmen's unusual investigative role, federal and state consent mandates can hamstring enforcement; title: California's state ombudsman lacks sufficient independence to fulfill federal mandates; title: Recommendations; title: Sources of information.