(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.
Structure New York Laws
Article 9-B - Adult Protective Services
Title 2 - Short-Term Involuntary Protective Services Orders
473-A - Short-Term Involuntary Protective Services Orders.
473-B - Reporting of Endangered Adults; Persons in Need of Protective Services.
473-C - An Order to Gain Access to Persons Believed to Be in Need of Protective Services for Adults.