Mandatory elder abuse reporting for lawyers

Mandatory elder abuse reporting for lawyers contents: Questions and answers about mandatory elder abuse reporting for lawyers. Question 1: What is mandatory elder abuse reporting? Question 2: What are lawyers required to do? Question 3: What is "reasonable cause?" Question 4: What is "comes in contact?" Question 5: What is elder abuse? Question 6: Are there any exceptions to the reporting requirement? Question 7: What if someone expresses the intent to commit an act of elder abuse? Question 8: Are lawyers obligated to report elder abuse occurring outside of Oregon? Question 9: What type of report is required to and to whom must it be made? Question 10: Are elder abuse reports confidential? Question 11: What if I am wrong, and there really was no abuse? Question 12: Are lawyers liable for not reporting elder abuse? Question 13: What does the law require the Oregon State Bar to do in connection with elder abuse reporting? Question 14: Are lawyers also mandatory reporters of child abuse? Question 15: Are lawyers mandatory reporters of abuse in other contexts? Appendix A: Oregon Revised Statutes 2015 - Reporting of elder abuse. Appendix B: Oregon Revised Statutes 2015 - Privileges. Appendix C: Selected Oregon rules of professional conduct. Appendix D: NCALL fact sheet: changes due to normal aging and potential for abuse/neglect. Includes table of contents. CLE credits expire September 8, 2019.