Rhode Island General Laws 19-34-6. Records
To the extent permitted by state or federal law, a regulated institution shall provide, on request, access to or copies of records relevant to the suspected financial exploitation of an elder adult to the department, a law enforcement agency, or the office of attorney general, either as part of a report to the department, law enforcement agency, or the elder abuse unit of the office of attorney general or at the request of the department, law enforcement agency, or the office of attorney general in accordance with an investigation. The records may include historical records as well as records relating to the most recent transaction or transactions that may comprise financial exploitation not to exceed sixty (60) calendar days prior to the first transaction that was reported or sixty (60) days after the last transaction that was reported. An extension of the request for records may be made by the department, law enforcement agency, or the office of attorney general if, after receipt of the records, it is determined the suspected financial exploitation has occurred outside the scope of the original request.
History of Section.
P.L. 2021, ch. 73, § 1, effective June 23, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 74, § 1, effective June 23, 2021.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 19-34-6
- Department: means the Rhode Island office of healthy aging. See Rhode Island General Laws 19-34-1
- Elder adult: means a person who is sixty (60) years of age or older. See Rhode Island General Laws 19-34-1
- Exploitation: means the fraudulent or otherwise illegal, unauthorized, or improper act or process of an individual, including, but not limited to, a caregiver or fiduciary that uses the resources of an elder adult for monetary or personal benefit, profit, gain, or that results in depriving an elder adult of rightful access to or use of benefits, resources, belongings, or assets by use, undue influence, harassment, duress, deception, false representation or false pretenses, or conduct in violation of § 11-68-2. See Rhode Island General Laws 19-34-1
- Regulated institution: means any financial institution, credit union, or other insured deposit-taking institution, that is authorized to do business in this state, including one authorized by operation of an interstate banking statute that allowed it original entry. See Rhode Island General Laws 19-34-1