Bill Text: CT SB00487 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Use Of Powers Of Attorney When One Is Committed To An Institution For Long-term Care By A Probate Court.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-23 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [SB00487 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-SB00487-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 487
January Session, 2013		LCO No. 2451
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. LEONE, 27th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF POWERS OF ATTORNEY WHEN ONE IS COMMITTED TO AN INSTITUTION FOR LONG-TERM CARE BY A PROBATE COURT.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That chapter 802h of the general statutes be amended to clarify the rights and responsibilities of one holding a power of attorney for a person placed in a nursing home or other institution for long-term care pursuant to an order entered by the probate court.

Statement of Purpose:

To ensure that one vested with a power of attorney can properly administer the affairs of the person conveying the power of attorney when such person is placed in a nursing home or other institution for long-term care pursuant to an order entered by the probate court.