Texas Guardianship Issues Biennial Report: 2000 Page: 18
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IV. METHODS TO DEVELOP A STATEWIDE
GUARDIANSHIP SYSTEM
In the 1998 Report, the Board outlined a Guardianship Transition Plan for
years 2000-2005 in which the Guardianship Advisory Board, the Guardianship
Alliance at HHSC, and the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory
Services proposed to work together to:
(1) Determine the most efficient state structure to administer public
guardianship services to incapacitated persons; and,
(2) Transition from a system that relies on TDPRS-APS to provide
guardianship as a last resort and that is funded almost entirely by
general revenue, to a system that primarily meets public guardianship
needs through local programs that receive some state funds.
The Board and PRS continue to coordinate efforts in the implementation of the
Transition Plan. For example in 2000, APS and the Guardianship Alliance
coordinated in the process that led to the determination as to which regions of
the state demonstrated the greatest need for the establishment of local
guardianship programs through the award of HHSC grants.
In the 1998 and 1999 Report, the Board presented the following methods to
spur the development of a statewide guardianship system. These methods have
included the promotion and growth of local guardianship programs,
improvement of court accessibility, and adoption of minimum standards for the
operation of local guardianship programs and private professional guardians.
The Board continues to use these methods to promote the development of a
statewide guardianship system. Below is a description of the methods and the
results used by the Board from years 1998-2000.
1. Promote the Creation and Growth of Local Guardianship
Programs By Distributing Grants
The Board developed the following five principles to implement this method:
1. Make existing local guardianship programs into full service programs that
offer temporary and permanent guardianship services for all people of all ages
for any type or level of incapacity and offer a range of less restrictive
alternatives to guardianship services, including, but not limited to, money
management services.
2. Encourage existing full service local guardianship programs to expand their
guardianship and money management programs to nearby counties.18
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