HB 1402-S - DIGEST
(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 2ND SUB)

Prohibits a guardian or limited guardian from restricting an incapacitated person's or other vulnerable adult's right to communicate, visit, interact, or otherwise associate with persons of the incapacitated person's or vulnerable adult's choosing.

Requires a guardian or limited guardian of an incapacitated person to inform certain persons, within five days, after the incapacitated person: (1) Makes a change in residence;

(2) Has been admitted to a medical facility for acute care;

(3) Has been treated in an emergency room setting or kept for hospital observation; or

(4) Dies.

Requires the office of public guardianship, in partnership with the office of the state long-term care ombuds, to develop and offer training targeted to the legal community and persons working in long-term care facilities.