Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 155.101 - Standards for Certain Guardianships and Alternatives to Guardianship(a) The commission shall adopt minimum standards for: (1) the provision of guardianship services or other similar but less restrictive types of assistance or services by: (A) individuals employed by or contracting with guardianship programs to provide the assistance or services on behalf of the programs; and(B) private professional guardians; and(2) the provision of guardianship services by the Department of Aging and Disability Services or its successor agency.(b) The commission shall design the standards to protect the interests of an incapacitated person or other person needing assistance making decisions concerning the person's own welfare or financial affairs.Tex. Gov't. Code § 155.101
Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 715,Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2017.Chapter heading amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 313,Sec. 10, eff. 9/1/2017.Renumbered from Tex. Gov't. Code § 111.041 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 42,Sec. 1.05, eff. 9/1/2014.