Pennsylvania Code
Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES
Part I - Department of Human Services
Subpart B - Rights
Chapter 11 - FISCAL ADVOCACY
Subchapter B - APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN OR PAYEE
REDETERMINATIONS OF COMPETENCY
Section 11.153 - Psychological review
Universal Citation: 55 PA Code ยง 11.153
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
For mentally retarded persons, a review of competency as in § 11.152 (relating to psychiatric review) shall be conducted by a psychologist at the following intervals:
(1) For those persons who are severely or profoundly impaired in adaptive behavior as well as intellectual functionings, as defined by the American Association for Mental Disability, reviews shall occur every 2 years.
(2) For all other persons, 1 year.
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 11.131 (relating to petition for removal of guardianship).
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