AB 251: Elders and dependent adults: abuse or neglect.

This bill would amend the law to provide different standards for proving abuse or neglect against certain types of elder care facilities. For facilities that have committed spoliation of evidence, a preponderance of the evidence standard would be used instead of the clear and convincing evidence standard. This change would only apply to cases where spoliation of evidence has occurred. The bill would also make this provision inoperative if the state is required to pay for the costs associated with the bill. Additionally, the bill would make conforming changes to a related provision.