Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:4261.204

  • Adult: means an individual with a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:4261.102
  • Supported decisionmaking: means a process of supporting and accommodating an adult to enable the adult 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, with whom the adult wants to live, and where the adult wants to work, without impeding the self-determination of the adult. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:4261.102
  • Supported decisionmaking agreement: is a n agreement between an adult and a supporter entered into under this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:4261.102
  • Supporter: means an individual who has attained the age of eighteen years of age and entered into a supported decisionmaking agreement with an adult. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:4261.102

            A supporter is prohibited from doing all of the following:

            (1) Exerting undue influence upon the adult.

            (2) Obtaining, without the consent of the adult, information relating to the adult acquired for a purpose other than assisting the adult in making a specific decision authorized by the supported decisionmaking agreement.

            (3) Acting outside the scope of authority provided in the supported decisionmaking agreement.

            (4) Obtaining, without the consent of the adult, nonpublic personal information relating to the adult as defined in 15 U.S.C. § 6809(4)(A).

            Acts 2020, No. 258, §2.