

     50-5-1106.  Resident's rights devolve to authorized representative.  The rights and responsibilities listed in 50-5-1104 and 50-5-1105 devolve to the resident's authorized representative when the resident:
     (1) exhibits a communication barrier;
     (2) has been found by his physician to be medically incapable of understanding these rights; or
     (3) has been adjudicated incompetent by a district court. 
     History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 582, L. 1987.