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NY S09205
Bill
Status
2/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Robert Jackson
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AI Summary
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Prohibits courts from appointing a social services official or agency as guardian without their written consent and grants them full party status to participate in, modify, or oppose guardianship nominations
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Bars entities from initiating guardianship proceedings solely to collect debts, discharge patients from care facilities, or take actions not in the best interests of the alleged incapacitated person
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Requires financial institutions to provide all necessary bank statements for Medicaid applications to requesting social services departments within 30 days of the request
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Mandates that petitions consider protective arrangements or single transactions as alternatives to full guardianship, supported by specific findings on the record
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Takes effect 180 days after becoming law, with rule-making authority granted immediately for implementation
Legislative Description
Provides for requirements for the appointment of a guardian for personal needs or property management; requires financial institutions to provide all necessary bank statements for a Medicaid application to a requesting department of social services within thirty days of having received such request.
Last Action
REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH
2/13/2026