Adult-abuse bill advances - The Honolulu Advertiser: "A state Senate committee has advanced legislation designed to give broader protections to adults vulnerable to financial, physical and other abuses, but it removed a controversial element that would have singled out elderly residents for special protections.
The Senate Human Services committee on Tuesday deleted the provision that would have required the state to begin an investigation whenever it received a report of suspected abuse of anyone 75 or older.
The panel left intact the section that authorizes the state to start an inquiry when it receives a report that a 'vulnerable' adult is being abused or in danger of abuse, a change that would broaden the existing law."
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