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An Act To Require the Department of Health and Human Services To Disclose Information to the Personal Representative of the Estate of an Incapacitated or Dependent Adult Who Dies While under Public Guardianship or Public Conservatorship
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3474, sub-§3, ¶C, as corrected by RR 1991, c. 2, §80, is amended to read:
 
C. A grand jury on its determination that access to those records is necessary in the conduct of its official business; and
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §3474, sub-§3, ¶D, as corrected by RR 1991, c. 2, §81, is amended to read:
 
D. An advocacy agency conducting an investigation under chapter 961, United States Public Law 88-164, Title I, Part C or United States Public Law 99-319, regarding a developmentally disabled person or mentally ill person who is or who, within the last 90 days, was residing in a facility rendering care or treatment, when a complaint has been received by the agency or there is probable cause to believe that that individual has been subject to abuse or neglect, and that person does not have a legal guardian or the person is under public guardianship. The determination of which information and records are relevant to the investigation is made by agreement between the department and the agency.; and
Sec. 3.  22 MRSA §3474, sub-§3, ¶E  is enacted to read:
 
E.  The personal representative of the estate of an incapacitated or dependent adult who dies while under public guardianship or public conservatorship.
 
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to disclose information in its records under the Adult Protective Services Act to personal representatives of the estates of incapacitated or dependent adults who die while under public guardianship or public conservatorship.