This bill:

• clarifies that a person's rights under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 are not altered or abridged by Utah code provisions related to the rights of a person alleged to be incapacitated;
• amends provisions related to the qualifications of a health care provider appointed by a court to assess an individual alleged to be incapacitated, and standards for the tools the health care professional uses for the assessment;
• clarifies that the court appointed health care professional's report must be filed with the court;
• clarifies that a court appointed visitor's report must be filed with the court;
• provides that the court appointed health care provider may interview the person seeking to be appointed a guardian, but may not base the health care provider's assessment solely or predominately on that individual's opinion; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.