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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to guardianship; amending s. 744.2005, 2
F.S.; requiring that an order appointing a guardian 3
identify the persons entitled to certain information 4
upon the incapacitated person's death; authorizing 5
that an order appointing a guardian identify the 6
persons entitled to notice if the incapacitated person 7
is transferred to a medical facility and identify the 8
persons entitled to visit the incapacitated person; 9
providing construction; amending s. 744.361, F.S.; 10
authorizing a guardian to restrict the ability of a 11
minor ward to maintain certain contacts in certain 12
circumstances; authorizing a guardian to restrict the 13
ability of an adult ward to maintain contact with a 14
person in certain circumstances; requiring a guardian 15
to provide a ward with a notice of a change in 16
residential setting in certain circumstances; 17
requiring a guardian to provide notice to any person 18
identified in an order of appointment; providing an 19
effective date. 20
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 22
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Section 1. Subsections (3) through (7) of section 24
744.2005, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (4) 25

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through (8), respectively, subsection (2) and present subsection 26
(3) are amended, and a new subsection (3) is added to that 27
section, to read: 28
744.2005 Order of appointment.— 29
(2) The order appointing a guardian must: 30
(a) State the nature of the guardianship as either plenary 31
or limited. If limited, the order must state that the guardian 32
may exercise only those delegable rights which have been removed 33
from the incapacitated person and specifically delegated to the 34
guardian. 35
(b) The order shall State the specific powers and duties 36
of the guardian. 37
(c) Identify the persons entitled to receive notice of the 38
following information, when such information is known or can be 39
reasonably ascertained by the guardian: 40
1. The incapacitated person's death. 41
2. The intended disposition of the remains of the 42
decedent. 43
3. The funeral arrangements for the decedent. 44
4. The final resting place of the decedent. 45
(d)(3) The order appointing a guardian must Be consistent 46
with the incapacitated person's welfare and safety, must be the 47
least restrictive appropriate alternative, and must reserve to 48
the incapacitated person the right to make decisions in all 49
matters commensurate with the person's ability to do so. 50

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(3) The order appointing a guardian may: 51
(a) Identify the persons entitled to notice of the 52
incapacitated person's transfer to a medical facility. 53
(b) Identify the persons entitled to visit the 54
incapacitated person. However, the identification of such 55
persons in the order does not limit the persons entitled to 56
visit the incapacitated person. 57
Section 2. Paragraphs (b) and (h) of subsection (13) of 58
section 744.361, Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraph 59
(k) is added to that subsection, to read: 60
744.361 Powers and duties of guardian.— 61
(13) Recognizing that every individual has unique needs 62
and abilities, a guardian who is given authority over a ward's 63
person shall, as appropriate under the circumstances: 64
(b) Allow the ward to maintain contact with family and 65
friends. If the ward is a minor, the guardian may restrict the 66
ability of the ward to maintain any contact that the guardian 67
believes may cause harm to the ward. If the ward is an adult, 68
the guardian may restrict the ability of the ward to maintain 69
contact with a specified person if the guardian has good cause 70
to believe that interaction with the person poses a risk of 71
significant physical, psychological, or financial harm to the 72
ward and the restriction is: 73
1. For a period of not more than 7 business days, if the 74
person has a familial or preexisting social relationship with 75

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the ward; 76
2. For a period of not more than 60 days, if the person 77
does not have a familial or preexisting social relationship with 78
the ward; or 79
3. Authorized by specific order of the court unless the 80
guardian believes that such contact may cause harm to the ward. 81
(h) Evaluate the ward's medical and health care options, 82
financial resources, and desires when making residential 83
decisions that are be