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2005 SESSION
SB 719 Public guardian and conservator program; changes in provisions.
Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Public guardian and conservator program. Provides that if a person is adjudicated incapacitated and in need of a guardian or conservator and the court has not identified any person to serve as guardian or conservator within one month from the adjudication, the court may appoint a local or regional program of the Virginia Public Guardian and Conservator Program authorized by the Department for the Aging. If there is no program within the court's jurisdiction, the court may appoint a program within 60 miles of the residence of the incapacitated person. However, the court shall not appoint any program that has reached or exceeded its ideal ratio of clients to staff.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Public guardian and conservator program. Provides that if a person is adjudicated incapacitated and in need of a guardian or conservator and the court has not identified any person to serve as guardian or conservator within one month from the adjudication, the court may appoint a local or regional program of the Virginia Public Guardian and Conservator Program authorized by the Department for the Aging. If there is no program within the court's jurisdiction, the court may appoint the program nearest to the residence of the incapacitated person as identified by the Department. However, the court shall not appoint any program that has reached or exceeded its ideal ratio of clients to staff.