Committee to report concurrence on technical H.582 amendment removing 'advance directive' from fiduciary definition
The committee reviewed a technical amendment to H.582 (adult protective services) that removes 'advance directive' from the fiduciary definition following stakeholder requests; staff reported stakeholder support and the committee indicated it would report concurrence, recording a show‑of‑hands result of 9‑0‑2.
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The committee considered a technical amendment to H.582 (an act relating to adult protective services) to remove the term “advance directive” from the definition of “fiduciary.” Jennifer Carbrey (Office of Legislative Council) explained stakeholders—including advocacy and provider groups—objected to including advance‑directive agents in the fiduciary definition because those agents have distinct roles under separate chapters and are not generally fiduciaries under the adult‑protective‑services provisions.
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