| 2.__Reporting required.__Any mandated reporter of suspected |
| financial abuse of an elder or a dependent adult who has direct |
| contact with the elder or dependent adult or who reviews or |
| approves the elder or dependent adult's financial documents, |
| records or transactions in connection with providing financial |
| services with respect to the elder or dependent adult and who, |
| within the scope of that mandated reporter's employment or |
| professional practice, has observed or has knowledge of an |
| incident that is directly related to the transaction or matter |
| that is within that scope of employment or professional practice |
| and that reasonably appears to be financial abuse or, in the case |
| of a mandated reporter who does not have direct contact with the |
| elder or dependent adult, who reasonably suspects that abuse |
| based solely on the information before that mandated reporter at |
| the time of reviewing or approving the document, record or |
| transaction shall report the known or suspected instance of |
| financial abuse by telephone immediately, or as soon as |
| practicably possible, and by written report sent within 2 working |