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1 1 Section 1. Section 633.635, subsection 1, paragraph e,
1 2 Code 1999, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 e. Ensuring the ward receives professional care,
1 4 counseling, treatment or services as needed. If necessitated
1 5 by the physical or mental disability of the ward, the
1 6 provision of professional care, counseling, treatment, or
1 7 services includes the provision of such care or services under
1 8 anesthesia.
1 9 Sec. 2. Section 633.635, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code
1 10 1999, is amended to read as follows:
1 11 b. Arranging the provision of major elective surgery or
1 12 any other nonemergency major medical procedure. For the
1 13 purposes of this paragraph, "major elective surgery" and
1 14 "nonemergency major medical procedure" do not include the
1 15 provision to the ward of professional care, counseling,
1 16 treatment, or services under anesthesia, if the use of
1 17 anesthesia is necessitated by the physical or mental
1 18 disability of the ward.
1 19 EXPLANATION
1 20 This bill provides that a guardian is not required to seek
1 21 prior court approval in the instance in which anesthesia is
1 22 used in providing the ward professional care, counseling,
1 23 treatment, or services, if use of anesthesia is necessitated
1 24 by the physical or mental disability of the ward. The bill
1 25 also provides that "major elective surgery" and "nonemergency
1 26 major medical procedure", the provision of which to a ward
1 27 require prior court approval, do not include provision of
1 28 professional care, counseling, treatment, or services to a
1 29 ward under anesthesia when the physical or mental disability
1 30 of the ward necessitates the use of anesthesia.
1 31 LSB 5356HH 78
1 32 pf/cls/14
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