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PA HB899
PA HB899In incapacitated persons, further providing for provisions concerning powers, duties and liabilities.
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Introduced
03/20/2019
03/20/2019
In Committee
03/20/2019
03/20/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
2019-2020 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in incapacitated persons, further providing for provisions concerning powers, duties and liabilities.
AI Summary
This bill amends Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to further provide for provisions concerning powers, duties, and liabilities of guardians of incapacitated persons. The key provisions include: (1) granting guardians of the person the same authority to make mental health care decisions on behalf of the incapacitated person as a mental health care agent under Chapter 58, with certain limitations and conditions; (2) requiring guardians to consult with close family members when making mental health care decisions; (3) specifying that a petition for appointment of a guardian must state whether the guardian will have the power to make mental health care decisions; and (4) providing civil and criminal immunity to guardians of the person in the absence of gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (16)
Austin Davis (D)*,
Thomas Caltagirone (D),
Jim Cox (R),
Tina Davis (D),
Anthony DeLuca (D),
Isabella Fitzgerald (D),
Bob Freeman (D),
Carol Hill-Evans (D),
Stephen Kinsey (D),
Brian Kirkland (D),
Maureen Madden (D),
Joanna McClinton (D),
Jeanne McNeill (D),
Thomas Murt (R),
Dan Williams (D),
Rosita Youngblood (D),
Last Action
Referred to JUDICIARY (on 03/20/2019)
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