2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 52 - Supported decision-making agreements.
52.10 - Scope.
52.10 Scope.
(1) If an adult with a functional impairment decides voluntarily, without coercion, to enter into a supported decision-making agreement with a supporter, that adult may, in the agreement, authorize the supporter to do any of the following:
(a) Provide supported decision-making to the adult with a functional impairment, including assistance in understanding the options, responsibilities, and consequences of that person's life decisions, without making those decisions on behalf of that person.
(b) Assist the adult with a functional impairment in accessing, collecting, and obtaining information that is relevant to a given life decision, including medical, psychological, financial, educational, or treatment records, from any person.
(c) Assist the adult with a functional impairment in understanding the information described in par. (b).
(d) Assist the adult with a functional impairment in communicating the adult's decisions to appropriate persons.
(2) A supporter is not a surrogate decision maker for the adult with a functional impairment and does not have the authority to sign legal documents on behalf of the adult with a functional impairment or bind the adult with a functional impairment to a legal agreement.
NOTE: Section 52.10 was created as s. 53.10 by 2017 Wis. Act 345 and renumbered to s. 52.10 by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (bm) 2.
History: 2017 a. 345; s. 13.92 (1) (bm) 2.; Stats. 2017 s. 52.10.
