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.
History: 2017 a. 345; 2021 a. 238 s. 44.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 52 - Supported decision-making agreements.
52.03 - Agreement not evidence of incapacity or incompetency.
52.12 - Authority of supporter.
52.14 - Term of agreement; revocation.
52.16 - Access to personal information.
52.18 - Authorization and witnesses.
52.20 - Supported decision-making agreement instrument; form.
52.30 - Reliance on agreement; limitation of liability.
52.32 - Reporting of suspected abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation.