AMENDMENT FOR PRINTED BILL
74ra

___________________ moved that SB 74 be amended as follows:

     On page 3, line 1 of the printed bill, delete " ; " .

     On page 3 , line 2, delete everything before " . " .

     On page 3 , between lines 6 and 7, insert:

"

     In the absence of a family member of the incapacitated person, as provided for in this section, a close friend may act in lieu of the family member. However, no action by a close friend in lieu of a family member is valid if the close friend has personal knowledge of the existence of a qualified family member and of an address, phone number, or other means of contacting that qualified family member. ".

     On page 3 , line 8, after " member " overstrike "in the same or succeeding class" and insert " or close friend of the incapacitated person ".