A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize services relating to the appointment and monitoring of guardians, and of representative payees, of older individuals.
Older Americans Guardianship Assistance Amendments of 1991 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to: (1) require the Ombudsman program for long-term care facilities which investigates and resolves complaints to include protection of the welfare and rights of residents regarding the appointment and activities of guardians and representative payees; (2) allow legal assistance programs to represent wards and older individuals who seek to become guardians, if other adequate representation is unavailable in guardianship proceedings; and (3) allow services designed to provide information and training for individuals to become guardians and representative payees of older individuals, including information on alternatives to guardianship.
Introduced in Senate
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Referred to Subcommittee on Aging (Labor and Human Resources).
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