Establishes requirements for appointing guardians for personal needs or property management and mandates financial institutions to provide bank.

This bill amends the mental hygiene law to establish requirements for appointing guardians for personal needs or property management. It mandates that any request for protective arrangements or single transactions as an alternative to full guardianship must be considered and supported by specific findings. The bill also amends the banking law to require financial institutions to provide necessary bank statements for Medicaid applications to state or local agencies within a reasonable time.

Establishes requirements for appointing guardians for personal needs or property management and mandates financial institutions to provide bank.

This bill amends the mental hygiene law to establish requirements for appointing guardians for personal needs or property management. It mandates that any request for protective arrangements or single transactions as an alternative to full guardianship must be considered and supported by specific findings. The bill also amends the banking law to require financial institutions to provide necessary bank statements for Medicaid applications to state or local agencies within a reasonable time.