52.10 Scope.
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52.10 Scope.
(1)If an adult with a functional impairment decides voluntarily, without coercion, to enter into a supported decision-making agreement with a supporter, that adult may, in the agreement, authorize the supporter to do any of the following:
(a)Provide supported decision-making to the adult with a functional impairment, including assistance in understanding the options, responsibilities, and consequences of that person’s life decisions, without making those decisions on behalf of that person.
(b)Assist the adult with a functional impairment in accessing, collecting, and obtaining information that is relevant to a given life decision, including medical, psychological, financial, educational, or treatment records, from any person.
(c)Assist the adult with a functional impairment in understanding the information described in par.
(b).
(d)Assist the adult with a functional impairment in communicating the adult’s decisions to appropriate persons.
(2)A supporter is not a surrogate decision maker for the adult with a functional impairment and does not have the authority to sign legal documents on behalf of the adult with a functional impairment or bind the adult with a functional impairment to a legal agreement.