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Amend the bill in section 3 by striking out all of subsection 5 (page 1, lines 14 to 20 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘5.  Disclosure to the Department of Health and Human Services upon suspicion of financial exploitation.    The financial records are disclosed to the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Title 22, section 3479 because a financial institution authorized to do business in this State or its affiliate or a credit union authorized to do business in this State or its affiliate has reasonable cause to suspect that an incapacitated or dependent adult has been or is at substantial risk of abuse, neglect or exploitation.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces section 3 of the bill to add a cross-reference and clarify language referring to financial institutions and credit unions authorized to do business in this State.