N.Y. MHY Law § 82.14
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Reporting abuse, coercion, undue influence, or financial exploitation
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* § 82.14 Reporting abuse, coercion, undue influence, or financial\n exploitation.\n (a) Any person who receives a copy of or an original supported\ndecision-making agreement and has cause to believe the decision-maker is\nbeing abused, physically coerced, or financially exploited by a\nsupporter, may report the alleged abuse, physical coercion, or financial\nexploitation to adult protective services pursuant to section four\nhundred seventy-three of the social services law.\n (b) Nothing in this section may be construed as eliminating or\nlimiting a person's duty or requirement to report under any other\nstatute or regulation.\n * NB Effective 90 days from the date that the regulations issued in\naccordance with § 1 of chapter 481 of 2022 appear in the New York State\nRegister or the date such regulations are adopted, whichever is later.\n
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