Michigan Laws 700.5520 – Guardian making medical or mental health decisions; designation of another individual prohibited
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 700.5520
- Incapacitated individual: means an individual who is impaired by reason of mental illness, mental deficiency, physical illness or disability, chronic use of drugs, chronic intoxication, or other cause, not including minority, to the extent of lacking sufficient understanding or capacity to make or communicate informed decisions. See Michigan Laws 700.1105
- Legally incapacitated individual: means an individual, other than a minor, for whom a guardian is appointed under this act or an individual, other than a minor, who has been adjudged by a court to be an incapacitated individual. See Michigan Laws 700.1105
A legally incapacitated individual who has a guardian with responsibility for making medical or mental health treatment decisions cannot then designate another individual to make medical or mental health treatment decisions for the legally incapacitated individual.