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<section article="gfl" article_name="Family Law" number="14-307" title_number="14" title_name="Adult Protective Services" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Investigation Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If after the investigation under this subtitle the director determines that the individual requires protective services, with the individual’s consent, the director shall provide the services.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If the individual is unwilling or unable to accept protective services voluntarily, the director may petition the court for:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>an emergency order for protective services under Title 13, Subtitle 7 of the Estates and Trusts Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the appointment of a guardian of the person under Title 13, Subtitle 7 of the Estates and Trusts Article; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the appointment of a guardian of the property under Title 13, Subtitle 2 of the Estates and Trusts Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The director shall submit with any petition filed under this section the findings of the investigation under § 14-303 of this subtitle, including:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>an evaluation of the medical, psychiatric, and social factors that affect the individual’s condition; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a description of recommended services.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The director shall notify the Secretary of Aging or director of the local office on aging, as appropriate, of each guardianship proceeding that the director institutes under this subtitle that involves an individual who is 65 years old or older.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>If, as a result of a proceeding that the director institutes under this subtitle, the court appoints the director as guardian, the guardianship:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>shall transfer automatically to each individual who becomes director, unless the court terminates the guardianship; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>may not be delegated to any other person.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
