WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                          Ch. 62

CHAPTER 62
(House Bill 579)

AN ACT concerning

Guardians of the Person - Delegation of Authority

FOR the purpose of authorizing directors of area agencies on aging named appointed as
guardian of the person to delegate authority to certain agency staff; requiring that
the names and positions of such staff be filed registered with the court; making a
stylistic change stylistic changes; and generally relating to persons entitled to
appointment of delegation of authority by a director of an area agency who is a
guardian of the person.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Estates and Trusts
Section 13-707(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1991 Replacement Volume and 1993 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Estates and Trusts

13-707.

(a) Persons are entitled to appointment as guardian of the person according to
the following priorities:

(1)     A person, agency, or corporation nominated by the disabled person if be
THE DISABLED PERSON was 16 years old or older when fee THE DISABLED PERSON
signed the designation and, in the opinion of the court, fee THE DISABLED PERSON had
sufficient mental capacity to make an intelligent choice at the time fee THE DISABLED
PERSON executed the designation;

(2)     A health care agent appointed by the disabled person in accordance with
Title 5, Subtitle 6 of the Health - General Article;

(3)     His THE DISABLED PERSON'S spouse;

(4)     His THE DISABLED PERSON'S parents;

(5)     A person, agency, or corporation nominated by the will of a deceased

parent;

(6) His THE DISABLED PERSON'S children;

(7) Adult persons who would be his THE DISABLED PERSON'S heirs if he
THE DISABLED PERSON were dead;

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