Mental Hygiene Law § 82.09 · Article 82. Supported Decision-making
Facilitation of agreement
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* § 82.09 Facilitation of agreement.
The provisions of section 82.11 and subdivisions (b) through (d) of section 82.12 of this article shall only apply in circumstances where a decision is made by a decision-maker pursuant to a supported decision-making agreement created in accordance with this article where such decision-maker and his or her supporter or supporters have worked with a facilitator, such supporter or supporters have followed a recognized supported decision-making facilitation or education process as defined and prescribed by regulations promulgated by the office for people with developmental disabilities and such facilitator has signed such agreement.
* NB Effective 90 days from the date that the regulations issued in accordance with § 1 of chapter 481 of 2022 appear in the New York State Register or the date such regulations are adopted, whichever is later.
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