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House approves guardianship overhaul, creates supported decision-making option
Summary
The Utah House on Feb. 20 approved HB 3-34 to clarify which rights may be limited under guardianship orders and to authorize supported decision-making agreements intended to let some adults retain specified decision rights while receiving assistance. The measure passed the House and will go to the Senate.
The Utah House of Representatives on Feb. 20 approved House Bill 3-34, Guardianships and Supported Decision-Making Agreements Amendments, clarifying which rights can be waived under a guardianship and creating a statutory process for supported decision-making agreements.
Supporters said the bill narrows the binary between full guardianship and full autonomy by listing rights that a court may and may not remove, and by offering a formal way for people to contract for assistance in decision making without surrendering all rights.
Sponsor Representative Abbott told colleagues the bill “fixes some issues that we have with the rights of incapacitated persons” and enumerates both rights that can be waived and rights that cannot be waived. "An…
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