Judiciary Committee Hearing: HB 2769 Supported Decision Making

EVENT INFORMATION

HB2769 (supported decision-making) sponsored by Representatives Jennifer Longdon and John Allen, is being heard at the House Judiciary Committee on February 12, 2020. The hearing begins at 8:30. Hearings are open to the public. We encourage you to participate by attending or speaking at the hearing.

More about Supported Decision-Making:
• Is a process of supporting and accommodating an adult with a functional impairment to make life decisions, including decisions related to where the adult wants to live, the services, supports, and medical care the adult wants to receive, whom the adult wants to live with, and where the adult wants to work, without impeding the self-determination of the adult.

• Gives older adults and people with disabilities the help they need to make choices about their own lives

• Allows them to choose the supporter(s) they want to help them understand, make, and communicate their decisions

• Enables the individual to retain authority and make final decisions.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SDM CAN BE FOUND HERE: http://arcarizona.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Fact-Sheet-Supported-Decision-Making-02-20-update.pdf

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