N.Y. Social Services Law § 473-b: Reporting of endangered adults; persons in need of protective services

§ 473-b. Reporting of endangered adults; persons in need of protective

services. Any person who in good faith believes that a person eighteen

years of age or older may be an endangered adult or in need of

protective or other services, pursuant to this article, and who, based

on such belief either:

(a) reports or refers such person to the department, office for the

aging, or any local social services district office or designated area

agency on aging, law enforcement agency, or any other person, agency or

organization that such person, in good faith, believes will take

appropriate action; or

(b) testifies in any judicial or administrative proceeding arising

from such report or referral shall have immunity from any civil

liability that might otherwise result by reason of the act of making

such report or referral or of giving of such testimony.