Sec. 4. (a) A volunteer advocates for seniors program or a volunteer advocates for incapacitated adults program may:
(1) consent to medical and other professional care and treatment for the incapacitated person's or senior's health and welfare;
(2) secure the appointment of a guardian or coguardian in another state;
(3) take custody of the incapacitated person or senior and establish the incapacitated person's or senior's residence within Indiana or another state in accordance with IC 29-3-9-2;
(4) institute proceedings or take other appropriate action to compel the performance by any person of a duty to support the incapacitated person's or senior's health or welfare;
(5) protect and preserve the property of the incapacitated person or senior and preserve any property in excess of the incapacitated person's or senior's current needs;
(6) delegate to the incapacitated person or senior certain responsibilities for decisions affecting the incapacitated person's or senior's business affairs and well-being; and
(7) petition the court to request the authority to petition for dissolution of marriage, legal separation, or annulment of marriage on behalf of an incapacitated person as provided under IC 29-3-9-12.2.
(b) A volunteer advocates for seniors program or a volunteer advocates for incapacitated adults program may exercise the powers of a guardian of a minor listed in IC 29-3-8-2 and IC 29-3-8-4.
As added by P.L.41-2004, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.11-2006, SEC.5; P.L.72-2010, SEC.8; P.L.83-2014, SEC.3.
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