The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 139 on adult guardianship services. The bill is authored by Sen. Lanane and combines the volunteer advocates for seniors program and the volunteer advocates for incapacitated adults programs into one program. The bill also requires that, in submitting a progress report to the court, a volunteer advocate for seniors and incapacitated adults shall include a person-centered care plan in the progress report.
The committee heard testimony in support of the bill from the Indiana Working Interdisciplinary Network of Guardianship Stakeholders, the Indiana Association of Area Agencies on Aging, and AARP Indiana. The bill passed 12-0.
Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/139