§ 34-7-101. Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Public Guardianship for the Elderly Law.”
§ 34-7-102. Legislative Intent — Construction
The general assembly recognizes that many elderly persons in the state are unable to meet essential requirements for their physical health or to manage essential aspects of their financial resources. The general assembly finds that private conservatorship is inadequate where there are no willing and responsible family members or friends to serve as conservator and […]
§ 34-7-103. Creation and Administration of Statewide Program
A statewide program to provide guardianship for the elderly is created and will be administered by the commission on aging, which shall adopt policies and may promulgate rules to govern the operation of district public guardians within each development district, and implement the law. The commission shall provide a coordinator to monitor program development and […]
§ 34-7-104. Powers and Duties of District Public Guardian
The duties and powers of the district public guardian are as follows: To serve as conservator for disabled persons who are sixty (60) years of age or older who have no family members or other person, bank or corporation willing and able to serve as conservator; The district public guardian does not have any power […]
§ 34-7-105. Costs of Public Guardianship
Costs of public guardianship for the elderly will be met by annual appropriation to the commission on aging.