**Mandatory Elder Abuse Reporting**
Services
The Older Adults Protective Services Act (OAPSA), which was amended by Act 13 of 1997, mandates reporting requirements on suspected abuse.
Any employee or administrator of a facility who suspects abuse is mandated to report the abuse.
All reports of abuse should be reported to the local Area Agency on Aging and licensing agencies.
If the suspected abuse is sexual abuse, serious physical injury, serious bodily injury, or suspicious death as defined under OAPSA, the law requires additional reporting to the Department of Aging and local law enforcement.
Go to the website for more information.
Service Area
Statewide
Contact
https://www.aging.pa.gov/organization/advocacy-and-protection/Pages/Mandatory-Abuse-Reporting.aspx