Legislative Updates
State Health Decisions
- 2007 Health Decisions Legislative Summary PDF
- Surrogate Consent in the Absence of an Advance Directive - January 2008 PDF
- Health Care Power of Attorney and Combined Advance Directive Legislation - January 2008 PDF
- End of Life Care Issues Legislative Update - July 2001 Text Only or PDF 2001 Calendar Year Word 97 or PDF
- End of Life Care Legal Trends - April 2000 Text Only or PDF
- 2001 Calendar Year-Short Version Text Only or PDF
* Summary does not include legislative changes to guardianship & mental health commitment statutes.
Guardianship
I. 2007 State Adult Guardianship Legislation: Directions of Reform (MSWord or PDF)
II. Adult Guardianship State Legislative Charts:
- Initiation of Guardianship Proceedings
- Representation and Investigation of Guardianship Proceedings
- Notice in Guardianship Proceedings
- Monitoring Following Guardianship Proceedings
- Conduct and Findings of Guardianship Proceedings
III. Health Care Decision-Making: A Guardian's Authority
Durable Powers of Attorney
Right to Vote
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