Update on Public Guardianship and Fraud Against Older Adults
This article provides an overview of the joint legislative oversight subcommittee on public guardianship and legislative task force on fraud against older adults. It includes recommendations from the subcommittee's final report in March 2014, such as the need for further study on public guardianship, oversight and complaint investigation, and conflict of interest. The article also covers a statewide DSS director conference call from April 1, 2014, led by Suzanne Merrill from the Division of Aging and Adult Services.
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1. 1 Update Joint Legislative Oversight Subcommittee on Public Guardianship and Legislative Task Force on Fraud Against Older Adults Statewide DSS Director Conference Call April 1, 2014 Suzanne Merrill Division of Aging and Adult Services 1
2. 2 Recommendations from Subcommittee on Public Guardianship Final Report March 11, 2014 1. Further Study of Public Guardianship Appointment of a Subcommittee 2. Oversight and Status Reports 3. Oversight and Complaint Investigation 4. Study Conflict of Interest Generally
3. 3 Guardianship Recommendations Continued 5 . DHHS and County DSS Study Conflict of Interest in Child Welfare Cases 6. Study Conflict of Interest in Representative Payee Situations 7A. Guardian as Paid Service Provider 7B. Oversight and Utilization of Care Coordination Services
4. 4 Final Recommendations from Task Force on Fraud Against Older Adults Report to the 2013 Regular Session of the General Assembly 1. Establish a Statewide Elder Abuse Data Collection System 2. Establish a Statewide Phone and Online Crime Reporting System for Incidents of Fraud and Mistreatment of Older Adults 3. Continue an Ongoing State Level Task Force on Fraud Against Older Adults
5. 5 Task Force on Fraud Against Older Adults Recommendations Continued 4. Have the General Assembly Encourage All Financial Institutions Operating in NC to Develop and Implement Training Programs for Employees to Report Instances of Financial Exploitation 5. Fund a Three Year Pilot of the Vulnerable Adult Protective Services System 6. Re-Establish the State Adult Protective Services Fund
6. 6 Task Force on Fraud Against Older Adults Recommendations Continued 7. Establish an Elder Fraud and Abuse Prevention Unit Within the Conference of District Attorneys 8. Create an Elder Fraud and Abuse Prevention Unit in the Office of the Attorney General
