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Committee hears bill to create decision-making support center to expand less-restrictive alternatives to guardianship
Summary
Senate Bill 1065 would create a Center for Decision Making Supports to provide information, referrals and coordination of alternatives to guardianship, including supported decision making.
Senate Bill 1065 would establish a Center for Decision Making Supports to coordinate services and alternatives to guardianship, provide information and referrals, and promote supported decision-making and other less-restrictive options for adults with disabilities and older adults.
Supporters included people with personal experience, advocacy organizations and service providers. Jan Friedman, an attorney with Disability Rights Oregon, called the proposal a needed “clearinghouse” for alternatives to guardianship and emphasized that guardianship should be a last resort because it…
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