Title 42, Title 42 Affairs and Government

(a) All adults are presumed to be capable of managing their affairs and to have legal capacity. (b) The manner in which an adult communicates with others is not grounds for deciding that the adult is incapable of managing the adult’s affairs. (c) Execution of a supported decision…

(a) A supported decision-making agreement must include all of the following: (1) Designation of at least one supporter; (2) The types of decisions for which the supporter is authorized to assist; and (3) The types of decisions, if any, for which the supporter may not assist. (b) …

(a) Except as otherwise provided by a supported decision-making agreement, a supporter may do all of the following: (1) Assist the principal in understanding information, options, responsibilities, and consequences of the principal’s life decisions, including those decisions rela…

A decision or request made or communicated with the assistance of a supporter in conformity with this chapter shall be recognized for the purposes of any provision of law as the decision or request of the principal and may be enforced by the principal or supporter in law or equit…

(a) A supporter may assist the principal with obtaining any information to which the principal is entitled, including, with a signed and dated specific consent, protected health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 [Pub. L. 104-191], e…

If a person who receives a copy of a supported decision-making agreement or is aware of the existence of a supported decision-making agreement has cause to believe that the principal, who is an adult with a developmental disability or an elder, is being abused, neglected, or expl…