DIVISION 11.5. Supported Decisionmaking

Division 11.5 added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 894, Sec. 16.

§§ 21000–21008 · 9 sections

• § 21000 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Adults with disabilities, including older adults with disabilities, are presumed competent and to…
• § 21001 The following definitions apply for purposes of this division: (a) “Adult with a disability” means an adult with any disability, including an older adult with…
• § 21002 (a) A supporter is bound by all existing obligations and prohibitions otherwise applicable by law that protect adults with disabilities and the elderly from…
• § 21003 (a) An adult with a disability may choose to enter into a supported decisionmaking agreement with one or more chosen supporters. Support may include, but is…
• § 21004 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, an adult with a disability is entitled to have present one or more other adults, including…
• § 21005 (a) A supported decisionmaking agreement shall be written in plain language accessible to the adult with the disability and shall include, but not be limited…
• § 21006 (a) (1) A supported decisionmaking agreement is effective until it is terminated in one of the following ways: (A) By the adult with a disability. (B) By all…
• § 21007 This division does not apply to CARE court proceedings or to a CARE supporter trained and appointed under the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment…
• § 21008 In developing educational information or training materials on supported decisionmaking or supported decisionmaking agreements, the California Health and Human…