1994-01-14                     House Journal                      Page 2067
HB 376                                                                       
The following fiscal notes apply:                                              
                                                                               
	Fiscal notes (3), Dept. of Health & Social Services, 1/14/94                  
	Fiscal note, Dept. of Administration, 1/14/94                                 
	Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Administration, 1/14/94                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
The Governor's transmittal letter, dated January 14, 1994, appears             
below:                                                                         
                                                                               
"Dear Speaker Barnes:                                                          
                                                                               
Under the authority of art. III, sec. 18, of the Alaska Constitution, I am     
transmitting a bill relating to services for and protection of vulnerable      
adults.  This bill will place responsibility for the delivery of services      
to vulnerable adults within the Department of Administration.  This bill       
also extends the scope of existing adult protective services to include        
all vulnerable adults who are in need of such services.                        
                                                                               
                                                                               
Section 1 of the bill clarifies the circumstances that give rise to a duty     
to make a report of a vulnerable adult.  The circumstances are                 
abandonment, exploitation, abuse, neglect, or self-neglect.  Under this        
section, the report will be made to the Department of Administration.          
This section also deletes the existing liability immunity provisions,          
which are later reestablished in sec. 6 of the bill.                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
Section 2 sets out the duties of the Department of Administration              
regarding services and protection for vulnerable adults.  The duties           
include establishing a central information and referral service for            
vulnerable adults, establishing criteria and procedures for the delivery       
of community-based services, designation of local service providers as         
department designees to meet local service needs, and adoption of              
regulations to implement the program.                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
Section 2 also sets out provisions regarding certain reports of                
abandonment, exploitation, abuse, neglect, or self-neglect, and