This bill amends provisions related to guardianship.
This bill:
- clarifies that a person's rights under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 are not altered or abridged by Utah code provisions related to the rights of a person alleged to be incapacitated;
- amends provisions related to the qualifications of a health care provider appointed by a court to assess an individual alleged to be incapacitated, and standards for the tools the health care professional uses for the assessment;
- clarifies that the court appointed health care professional's report must be filed with the court;
- clarifies that a court appointed visitor's report must be filed with the court;
- provides that the court appointed health care professional may not interview the person seeking to be appointed a guardian or incorporate that individual's opinion in the health care provider's report of the assessment; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 75-5-301.5, 75-5-303