Cal. Welf. and Inst. Code § 15610.07 : CALIFORNIA WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE — PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES — AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE — ELDER ABUSE AND DEPENDENT ADULT CIVIL PROTECTION ACT — DEFINITIONS — Abuse of an elder or a dependent adult
(a) "Abuse of an elder or a dependent adult" means any of the following:
(1) Physical abuse, neglect, abandonment, isolation, abduction, or other treatment with resulting physical harm or pain or mental suffering.
(2) The deprivation by a care custodian of goods or services that are necessary to avoid physical harm or mental suffering.
(3) Financial abuse, as defined in Section
15610.30.
(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2016.