H-8143

   Amend the amendment, H-8119, to Senate File 2239, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
   1.  Page 1, line 19, after <court.> by inserting <“Caretaker” does not include a caretaker as defined in section 235E.1.>
   2.  Page 2, line 44, by striking <the> and inserting <a family or household member,>
   3.  Page 2, line 46, after <elder> by inserting <, or other interested person>
   4.  Page 3, by striking lines 4 through 6 and inserting: 
   <1.  A vulnerable elder or a substitute petitioner may seek relief from elder abuse>
   5.  Page 5, line 39, after <unit,> by inserting <are living in the same residence,>
   6.  Page 5, line 46, after <abusing,> by inserting <harassing,>
   7.  Page 5, line 48, after <abuse,> by inserting <harass,>
   8.  Page 6, line 4, after <abusing,> by inserting <harassing,>
   9.  Page 8, line 9, after <costs> by inserting <of the vulnerable elder or substitute petitioner>
   10.  Page 9, line 24, after <uses> by inserting <or diverts>
   11.  Page 10, after line 11 by inserting: 
   <___.  “Caretaker” means the same as defined in section 235F.1.>
   12.  Page 10, line 25, after <elder.> by inserting <For the purposes of this subparagraph (3), a confidential relationship does not include a legal, fiduciary, or ordinary commercial or transactional relationship the vulnerable elder may have with a bank incorporated under the provisions of any state or federal law, any savings and loan association or savings bank incorporated under the provisions of any state or federal law, any credit union organized under the provisions of any state or federal law, any attorney licensed to practice law in the state, or any agent, agency, or company regulated under chapter 505, 508, 515, or 543B.>
   13.  By striking page 17, line 47, through page 18, line 37, and inserting: 

<DIVISION IV
AGENCY COLLABORATION AND REPORT
   Sec. ___.  AGENCY COLLABORATION AND REPORT.  The department on aging, department of human services, department of inspections and appeals, and the office of the attorney general shall collaborate and provide written recommendations on strengthening Iowa’s elder abuse prevention, detection, and intervention efforts. To the extent possible, the departments and the office shall also include relevant budgetary considerations including staff and system needs, in their recommendations. If the departments and the office cannot reach consensus to develop a unified recommendation, the director of each department and the attorney general shall each provide a separate written report and an explanation of the differences in the proposed recommendations. The written recommendations and reports shall be submitted to the general assembly, the governor, and the department of management on or before August 15, 2014.>
   14.  By renumbering as necessary.

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BALTIMORE of Boone