Sec. 2. Court-appointed guardianship oversight activities under the Elder Justice Act of 2009
398 words·~2 min read·
/bill/113/s/975/rs/section-2A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Section 2042(c) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397m–1(c) ) is amended— in paragraph (1), by inserting (and, in the case of demonstration programs described in paragraph (2)(E), to the highest courts of States) after States ; in paragraph (2)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting (and the highest courts of States, in the case of demonstration programs described in subparagraph (E)) after local units of government ; in subparagraph (D), by striking or after the semicolon; by redesignating subparagraph
(E)as subparagraph (F); and by inserting after subparagraph (E), the following new subparagraph: subject to paragraph (3), programs to assess the fairness, effectiveness, timeliness, safety, integrity, and accessibility of adult guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, including the appointment and the monitoring of the performance of court-appointed guardians and conservators, and to implement changes deemed necessary as a result of the assessments such as mandating background checks for all potential guardians and conservators, and implementing systems to enable the annual accountings and other required conservatorship and guardianship filings to be completed, filed, and reviewed electronically in order to simplify the filing process for conservators and guardians and better enable courts to identify discrepancies and detect fraud and the exploitation of protected persons; or ; by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and
(5)as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; by inserting after paragraph (2), the following new paragraph: The Secretary shall award grants Any grants the Secretary awards to the highest courts of States for demonstration programs described in paragraph (2)(E) shall be based on the recommendations of the Attorney General and the State Justice Institute , as established by section 203 of the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 ( . 42 U.S.C. 10702 ) The highest court of a State awarded a grant to conduct a demonstration program described in paragraph (2)(E) shall collaborate with the State Unit on Aging for the State and the Adult Protective Services agency for the State in conducting the demonstration program. ; in paragraph
(4)(as redesignated by paragraph
(3)of this section), by inserting (and, in the case of demonstration programs described in paragraph (2)(E), the highest court of a State) after a State ; and in paragraph
(5)(as so redesignated), by inserting (or, in the case of demonstration programs described in paragraph (2)(E), the highest court of a State) after State each place it appears.
Connectionstraces to 1
Traces to 1 document
1 reference not yet in our index
- 42 USC 1397m–1(c)
Citation graph
cites case law
Sec. 2
Court-appointed guardianship oversight activities under the Elder Justice Act of 2009
Cite42 USC 1397m–1(c)
Cites 2Cited by 0 across 0 sources