Probate/Estate Planning 2013 PA 157 Estates and Protected Individuals Code—amended to (1) require a guardian ad litem appointed to represent a person for whom a petition of incapacity was filed to inform the person that, if a guardian were appointed, the guardian could have the power to execute a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order on the persons behalf and that the person could request a limitation on that power; (2) require a guardian ad litem to inform the court whether an individual for whom a petition of incapacity had been filed objected to having a DNR order executed on his or her behalf; (3) specify that the power of a guardian to execute a DNR order would not affect or limit the power of a guardian to consent to a physicians order to withhold resuscitative measures in a hospital; (4) prohibit a guardian appointed for an incapacitated person from executing a DNR order for that person unless the guardian consulted with the person within 14 days before executing the order and consulted directly with the wards physician; (5) require a guardian who executed a DNR order for a ward to visit the ward annually and consult with him or her, if meaningful communication were possible, and to consult with the wards attending physician regarding specific indications that warranted reaffirming the DNR order; and (6) require a guardians periodic report to the court, the ward, and interested persons to include whether the guardian had executed, reaffirmed, or revoked a DNR order on behalf of the ward in the past year (HB 4384; eff. 2/3/14).
Posted on: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 05:09:15 +0000
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