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Mandatory Elder Abuse Reporting for Lawyers

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MANDATORY ELDER ABUSE REPORTING FOR LAWYERS

The materials and forms in this manual are published by the Oregon State Bar exclusively for the use of attorneys. Neither the Oregon State Bar nor the contributors make either express or implied warranties in regard to the use of the materials and/or forms. Each attorney must depend on his or her own knowledge of the law and expertise in the use or modification of these materials.

Copyright © 2016

OREGON STATE BAR16037 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road

P.O. Box 231935Tigard, OR 97281-1935

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Questions and Answers About Mandatory Elder Abuse Reporting for Lawyers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Question 1: What Is Mandatory Elder Abuse Reporting? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Question 2: What Are Lawyers Required to Do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Question 3: What Is “Reasonable Cause?” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Question 4: What Is “Comes in Contact?”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Question 5: What Is Elder Abuse? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Question 6: Are There Any Exceptions to the Reporting Requirement? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Question 7: What If Someone Expresses the Intent to Commit an Act of Elder Abuse? . . . . .10Question 8: Are Lawyers Obligated to Report Elder Abuse Occurring Outside of

Oregon? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Question 9: What Type of Report Is Required and to Whom Must It Be Made? . . . . . . . . .11Question 10: Are Elder Abuse Reports Confidential? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Question 11: What If I Am Wrong, and There Really Was No Abuse? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Question 12: Are Lawyers Liable for Not Reporting Elder Abuse? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Question 13: What Does the Law Require the Oregon State Bar to Do in Connection

with Elder Abuse Reporting? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Question 14: Are Lawyers Also Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Question 15: Are Lawyers Mandatory Reporters of Abuse in Other Contexts?. . . . . . . . . .14

Appendix A—Oregon Revised Statutes 2015—Reporting of Elder Abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Appendix B—Oregon Revised Statutes 2015—Privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Appendix C—Selected Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Appendix D—NCALL Fact Sheet: Changes Due to Normal Aging and Potential for Abuse/Neglect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

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SCHEDULE

Presented by Mark Johnson Roberts, Deputy General Counsel, Oregon State Bar, Tigard

11:45 Registration

Noon Mandatory Elder Abuse Reporting for Lawyers

F Oregon’s changing demographics

F Types and prevalence of elder abuse

F When and how to report abuse

1:00 Adjourn

FACULTY

Mark Johnson Roberts, Deputy General Counsel, Oregon State Bar, Tigard. Mr. Johnson Roberts is Deputy General Counsel to the Oregon State Bar. He provides prospective ethics advice to Oregon lawyers and provides counsel to the bar on regulatory, employment, and business matters. He practiced family law in Portland for 26 years before joining the bar’s staff in 2016. Mr. Johnson Roberts is chair of the American Bar Association Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, past president of the Oregon State Bar, past president of the National LGBT Bar Association, and past chair of the Oregon State Professional Responsibility Board. He is the 2014 recipient of the Multnomah Bar Association Professionalism Award in recognition of his many years of service to the bench and bar. Mr. Johnson Roberts holds an LL.M. in International Law from the Willamette University College of Law.

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Sour

ce: C

alifo

rnia

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te U

nive

rsity

, Los

Ang

eles

, Sch

ool o

f Soc

ial (

2003

). A

dult

Prot

ectiv

e Se

rvic

es W

orke

r Tra

inin

g fo

r the

Cal

iforn

ia S

tate

U

nive

rsity

Dep

artm

ent o

f Soc

ial S

ervi

ces

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