(4) Notice of a petition or hearing under section 5511
shall contain the information under paragraph (3).
(5) An order of appointment of a guardian of the person
that is issued on or after the effective date of this
subsection shall specify whether the guardian of the person
shall have the power to make mental health care decisions
and, if so, whether the guardian shall have all the powers of
a mental health care agent to make mental health care
decisions and any limitation of those powers.
(6) A guardian of the person appointed before the
effective date of this subsection shall have the same powers
as a mental health care agent regarding mental health care
decisions unless:
(i) a prior court order has limited the power of the
guardian of the person to make mental health care
decisions; or
(ii) a mental health care agent is available and
assumes authority to act by agreement between the mental
health care agent and the guardian of the person, in
which case the guardian of the person shall thereafter
have no mental health care decision-making powers.
(7) The authority of a guardian to make mental health
care decisions on behalf of an incapacitated person under
this subsection shall apply when the incapacitated person is
subject to involuntary examination and treatment under
Article III of the act of July 9, 1976 (P.L.817, No.143),
known as the Mental Health Procedures Act.
(8) This subsection shall not apply to a guardian
granted limited guardianship.
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