Amendment #887 to H4200

Elder FAST Teams

Representatives Brodeur of Melrose, Ultrino of Malden, Gentile of Sudbury, Kaufman of Lexington, Schmid of Westport, Dwyer of Woburn, Khan of Newton, McMurtry of Dedham, Gonzalez of Springfield, Murphy of Weymouth, Malia of Boston, Ashe of Longmeadow, Tosado of Springfield, Hecht of Watertown, Devers of Lawrence, Rogers of Norwood and O'Day of West Boylston move to amend the bill in section 2, in line item 9110-1636 by adding the following:-"provided further that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the establishment of and administrative support of regional Financial Abuse Specialist Teams (FAST Teams) to improve the ability of elder protective services programs to investigate and respond to reports of financial exploitation as recommended by the Elder Protective Service Commission established by section 204 of Chapter 139 of the Acts of 2012; and provided further that the Executive Office of Elder Affairs shall provide a report to the House and Senate Chairs of the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs on the implementation of FAST Teams on or before June 30, 2017."

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #887 to H4200

Elder FAST Teams