75-5-702. Purposes of part.
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Effective 5/7/2025
75-5-702. Purposes of part.
The purposes of this part are to:
(1)provide a principal assistance in:
(a)gathering and assessing information;
(b)understanding options, responsibilities, and consequences of a decision; and
(c)communicating decisions for a principal if the principal wants assistance with communicating decisions;
(2)give a supporter legal status, as specified in a supported decision-making agreement, to be with a principal, to access information on behalf of a principal, and to participate in discussions with others when a principal is making decisions or seeking to obtain information; and
(3)enable a supporter to assist in making and communicating decisions for a principal, but not to substitute as the decision maker for a principal.
Enacted by Chapter 533 , 2025 General Session