| Last Action | 03/13/18: signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 13) |
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| Title | AN ACT regarding guardianship and conservatorship of partially disabled or disabled adults. |
| Bill Documents |
Current/Final
Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 341 |
| Sponsors | D. Elliott, J. Jenkins, M. Meredith |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 210.290, relating to public guardianship, to specify when the Cabinet for Health and Family Services may be appointed as a resident's limited guardian, guardian, limited conservator, or conservator; amend KRS 387.510 to provide that a guardian or limited guardian is to manage the personal affairs of a disabled person; amend KRS 387.540 to allow a physician assistant to be part of an interdisciplinary evaluation team; amend KRS 387.570 and 387.580 to retain the right to a jury trial in a guardianship competency hearing if demanded by or on behalf of any party; amend KRS 387.590 to clarify that the same individual, agency, or corporation may be both a guardian and a conservator; amend KRS 387.610 to allow an advanced practice registered nurse or a physician assistant working within his or her scope of practice to verify a renewal petition for guardianship or conservatorship; amend KRS 387.660 to remove custody from a guardian's powers and duties; amend KRS 387.680 to clarify that a limited conservator or conservator may establish or place financial resources in a trust; amend KRS 387.670, 387.700, and 387.710 to conform. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Aged Persons and Aging - Guardianship and conservatorship, proceedings for Civil Procedure - Guardianship and conservatorship, proceedings for Civil Rights - Guardianship and conservatorship, proceedings for Disabilities and the Disabled - Guardianship and conservatorship, proceedings for |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Committee Substitute 1 |
| Votes | Vote History |
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| 02/28/18 |
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| 03/01/18 |
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| 03/13/18 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions; amend KRS 210.590 to clarify who qualifies as a "resident of the state"; clarify that only upon written order of the court in exceptional circumstances can the Cabinet for Health and Family Services be appointed for certain residents as a limited guardian, guardian, limited conservator, or conservator; provide that if a person for whom the cabinet is a limited guardian, guardian, limited conservator, or conservator dies with less than $10,000, the cabinet shall ensure certain expenses are paid prior to the release of funds to the person's estate; amend KRS 387.510 to clarify that "disabled" means any person 17 years of age or older; amend KRS 387.570 to allow a bench trial at a guardianship competency hearing when the parties agree, there is no objection from interested parties, and all persons preparing the interdisciplinary report agree that the person is disabled or partially disabled. |
| Index Headings |
Aged Persons and Aging - Guardianship and conservatorship, proceedings for Civil Procedure - Guardianship and conservatorship, proceedings for Civil Rights - Guardianship and conservatorship, proceedings for Disabilities and the Disabled - Guardianship and conservatorship, proceedings for |
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