Physical abuse law
"Physical abuse" means any of the following:
(a) Assault, as defined in Section 240 of the Penal Code.
(b) Battery, as defined in Section 242 of the Penal Code.
(c) Assault with a deadly weapon or force likely to produce
great bodily injury, as defined in Section 245 of the Penal
Code.
(d) Unreasonable physical constraint, or prolonged or continual
deprivation of food or water.
(e) Sexual assault, that means any of the following:
(1) Sexual battery, as defined in Section 243.4 of the Penal
Code.
(2) Rape, as defined in Section 261 of the Penal Code.
(3) Rape in concert, as described in Section 264.1 of the
Penal
Code.
(4) Spousal rape, as defined in Section 262 of the Penal Code.
(5) Incest, as defined in Section 285 of the Penal Code.
(6) Sodomy, as defined in Section 286 of the Penal Code.
(7) Oral copulation, as defined in Section 288a of the Penal
Code.
(8) Sexual penetration, as defined in Section 289 of the Penal
Code.
(f) Use of a physical or chemical restraint or psychotropic
medication under any of the following conditions:
(1) For punishment.
(2) For a period beyond that for which the medication was
ordered pursuant to the instructions of a physician and surgeon
licensed in the State of California, who is providing medical
care to the elder or dependent adult at the time the instructions
are given.
(3) For any purpose not authorized by the physician and surgeon.
Neglect law
(a) "Neglect" means either of the following:
(1) The negligent failure of any person having the care or
custody of an elder or a dependent adult to exercise that
degree of care that a reasonable person in a like position
would exercise.
(2) The negligent failure of an elder or dependent adult to
exercise that degree of self care that a reasonable person
in a like position would exercise.
(b) Neglect includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Failure to assist in personal hygiene, or in the provision
of
food, clothing, or shelter.
(2) Failure to provide medical care for physical and mental
health needs. No person shall be deemed neglected or abused
for the sole reason that he or she voluntarily relies on treatment
by spiritual means through prayer alone in lieu of medical
treatment.
(3) Failure to protect from health and safety hazards.
(4) Failure to prevent malnutrition or dehydration.
(5) Failure of an elder or dependent adult to satisfy the
needs specified in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, for himself
or herself as a result of poor cognitive functioning, mental
limitation, substance abuse, or chronic poor health
Abandonment law
15610.43. (a) "Isolation" means any of the following:
(1) Acts intentionally committed for the purpose of preventing,
and that do serve to prevent, an elder or dependent adult
from
receiving his or her mail or telephone calls.
(2) Telling a caller or prospective visitor that an elder
or
dependent adult is not present, or does not wish to talk with
the caller, or does not wish to meet with the visitor where
the statement is false, is contrary to the express wishes
of the elder or the dependent adult, whether he or she is
competent or not, and is made for the purpose of preventing
the elder or dependent adult from having contact with elder
abuse, friends, or concerned persons.
(3) False imprisonment, as defined in Section 236 of the Penal
Code.
(4) Physical restraint of an elder or dependent adult, for
the
purpose of preventing the elder or dependent adult from meeting
with visitors.
(b) The acts set forth in subdivision (a) shall be subject
to a
rebuttable presumption that they do not constitute isolation
if they are performed pursuant to the instructions of a physician
and surgeon licensed to practice medicine in the state, who
is caring for the elder or dependent adult at the time the
instructions are given, and who gives the instructions as
part of his or her medical care.
(c) The acts set forth in subdivision (a) shall not constitute
isolation if they are performed in response to a reasonably
perceived threat of danger to property or physical safety.
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