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CT Gen Stat § 1-351m (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 15c - Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act and Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act|Section 1-351m - General authority with respect to benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service.

 (a) For purposes of this section, “benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service” means any benefit, program or assistance provided under a federal or state statute or regulation including Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.(b) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service authorizes the agent to:(1) Execute vouchers in the name of the principal for allowances and reimbursements payable by the United States or a foreign government or by a state or subdivision of a state to the principal, including allowances and reimbursements for transportation of the individuals described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 1-351l, and for shipment of their household effects;(2) Take possession and order the removal and shipment of property of the principal from a post, warehouse, depot, dock or other place of storage or safekeeping, either governmental or private, and execute and deliver a release, voucher, receipt, bill of lading, shipping ticket, certificate or other instrument for that purpose;(3) Enroll in, apply for, select, reject, change, amend or discontinue, on the principal's behalf, a benefit or program;(4) Prepare, file, and maintain a claim of the principal for a benefit or assistance, financial or otherwise, to which the principal may be entitled under a federal or state statute or regulation;(5) Initiate, participate in, submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, oppose, or propose or accept a compromise with respect to litigation concerning any benefit or assistance the principal may be entitled to receive under a federal or state statute or regulation; and(6) Receive the financial proceeds of a claim described in subdivision (4) of this subsection and conserve, invest, disburse or use for a lawful purpose anything so received.(P.A. 15-240, S. 37; P.A. 16-40, S. 9.)History: P.A. 15-240 effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 16-40 changed effective date of P.A. 15-240, S. 37, from July 1, 2016, to October 1, 2016, effective May 27, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 1-351n (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 15c - Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act and Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act|Section 1-351n - General authority with respect to retirement plans.

 (a) For purposes of this section, “retirement plan” means a plan or account created by an employer, the principal or another individual to provide retirement benefits or deferred compensation of which the principal is a participant, beneficiary or owner, including a plan or account under the following sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to time:(1) An individual retirement account under 26 USC 408, as amended from time to time;(2) A Roth individual retirement account under 26 USC 408A, as amended from time to time;(3) A deemed individual retirement account under 26 USC 408(q), as amended from time to time;(4) An annuity or mutual fund custodial account under 26 USC 403(b), as amended from time to time;(5) A pension, profit sharing, stock bonus or other retirement plan qualified under 26 USC 401(a), as amended from time to time;(6) A plan under 26 USC 457(b), as amended from time to time; and(7) A nonqualified deferred compensation plan under 26 USC 409A, as amended from time to time.(b) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to retirement plans authorizes the agent to:(1) Select the form and timing of payments under a retirement plan and withdraw benefits from a plan;(2) Make a rollover, including a direct trustee to trustee rollover, of benefits from one retirement plan to another;(3) Establish a retirement plan in the principal's name;(4) Make contributions to a retirement plan;(5) Exercise investment powers available under a retirement plan; and(6) Borrow from, sell assets to or purchase assets from a retirement plan.(P.A. 15-240, S. 38; P.A. 16-40, S. 9.)History: P.A. 15-240 effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 16-40 changed effective date of P.A. 15-240, S. 38, from July 1, 2016, to October 1, 2016, effective May 27, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 1-351o (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 15c - Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act and Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act|Section 1-351o - General authority with respect to taxes.

 Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to taxes authorizes the agent to:(1) Prepare, sign and file federal, state, local and foreign income, gift, payroll, property, federal Insurance Contributions Act and other tax returns, claims for refunds, requests for extension of time, petitions regarding tax matters and any other tax related documents, including, receipts, offers, waivers, consents, including consents and agreements under 26 USC 2032A, as amended from time to time, closing agreements and any power of attorney required by the Internal Revenue Service or other taxing authority with respect to a tax year upon which the statute of limitations has not run and the following twenty-five tax years;(2) Pay taxes due, collect refunds, post bonds, receive confidential information and contest deficiencies determined by the Internal Revenue Service or other taxing authority;(3) Exercise any election available to the principal under federal, state, local or foreign tax law; and(4) Act for the principal in all tax matters for all periods before the Internal Revenue Service, or other taxing authority.(P.A. 15-240, S. 39; P.A. 16-40, S. 9.)History: P.A. 15-240 effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 16-40 changed effective date of P.A. 15-240, S. 39, from July 1, 2016, to October 1, 2016, effective May 27, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 1-351p (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 15c - Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act and Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act|Section 1-351p - General authority with respect to gifts.

 (a) For purposes of this section, a gift “for the benefit of” a person includes a gift to a trust, an account under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act and a tuition savings account or prepaid tuition plan as defined under 26 USC 529, as amended from time to time.(b) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to gifts authorizes the agent only to:(1) Make outright to, or for the benefit of, a person, a gift of any of the principal's property, including by the exercise of a presently exercisable general power of appointment held by the principal, in an amount per donee not to exceed the annual dollar limits of the federal gift tax exclusion under 26 USC 2503(b), as amended from time to time, without regard to whether the federal gift tax exclusion applies to the gift, or if the principal's spouse agrees to consent to a split gift pursuant to 26 USC 2513, as amended from time to time, in an amount per donee not to exceed twice the annual federal gift tax exclusion limit; and(2) Consent, pursuant to 26 USC 2513, as amended from time to time, to the splitting of a gift made by the principal's spouse in an amount per donee not to exceed the aggregate annual gift tax exclusions for both spouses.(c) An agent may make a gift of the principal's property only as the agent determines is consistent with the principal's objectives if actually known by the agent and, if unknown, as the agent determines is consistent with the principal's best interest based on all relevant factors, including:(1) The value and nature of the principal's property;(2) The principal's foreseeable obligations and need for maintenance;(3) Minimization of taxes, including income, estate, inheritance, generation skipping transfer and gift taxes;(4) Eligibility for a benefit, a program, or assistance under a federal or state statute or regulation; and(5) The principal's personal history of making or joining in making gifts.(P.A. 15-240, S. 40; P.A. 16-40, S. 9.)History: P.A. 15-240 effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 16-40 changed effective date of P.A. 15-240, S. 40, from July 1, 2016, to October 1, 2016, effective May 27, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 1-352a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 15c - Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act and Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act|Section 1-352a - Agent's certification.

 The following optional form may be used by an agent to certify facts concerning a power of attorney.AGENT'S CERTIFICATION AS TO THEVALIDITY OF POWER OF ATTORNEYAND AGENT'S AUTHORITYState of ______________________________County of ____________________________I, _____________________ (Name of Agent), certify under penalty of false statement that ____________________ (Name of Principal) granted me authority as an agent or successor agent in a power of attorney dated ________________________.I further certify that to my knowledge:(1) the Principal is alive and has not revoked the Power of Attorney or my authority to act under the Power of Attorney and the Power of Attorney and my authority to act under the Power of Attorney have not terminated;(2) if the Power of Attorney was drafted to become effective upon the happening of an event or contingency, the event or contingency has occurred;(3) if I was named as a successor agent, the prior agent is no longer able or willing to serve; and(4)________________________________________________________________  ________________________________________________________________  ________________________________________________________________  ________________________________________________________________(Insert other relevant statements)SIGNATURE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT__________________________________  _______________(Agent's Signature)            (Date) ____________________________________________ (Agent's Name Printed) ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ (Agent's Address) ____________________________________________ (Agent's Telephone Number)This document was acknowledged before me on _________________,                       (Date)by ______________________________________. (Name of Agent)________________________________________ (Seal, if any)(Signature of Commissioner of Superior Court/Notary) My commission expires: _________________________(P.A. 15-240, S. 42; P.A. 16-40, S. 9.)History: P.A. 15-240 effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 16-40 changed effective date of P.A. 15-240, S. 42, from July 1, 2016, to October 1, 2016, effective May 27, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 1-353 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 15c - Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act and Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act|Section 1-353 - Uniformity of application and construction.

 In applying and construing the provisions of sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among the states that enact it.(P.A. 15-240, S. 43; P.A. 16-40, S. 9.)History: P.A. 15-240 effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 16-40 changed effective date of P.A. 15-240, S. 43, from July 1, 2016, to October 1, 2016, effective May 27, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 1-353a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 15c - Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act and Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act|Section 1-353a - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

 Sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive, modify, limit, and supersede the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 USC 7001 et seq., but do not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 USC 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act, 15 USC 7003(b).(P.A. 15-240, S. 44; P.A. 16-40, S. 9; P.A. 17-224, S. 1.)History: P.A. 15-240 effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 16-40 changed effective date of P.A. 15-240, S. 44, from July 1, 2016, to October 1, 2016, effective May 27, 2016; P.A. 17-224 replaced “Section 3(b)” with “Section 103(b)”.
CT Gen Stat § 1-353b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 15c - Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act and Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act|Section 1-353b - Effect on existing powers of attorney.

 (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive, on and after October 1, 2016, said sections apply to:(1) A power of attorney created before, on, or after October 1, 2016;(2) A judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced on or after October 1, 2016; and(3) A judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced before October 1, 2016, unless the court finds that application of a provision of sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive, would substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the judicial proceeding or prejudice the rights of a party, in which case that provision does not apply and the superseded law applies.(b) An act performed by an agent under a power of attorney before October 1, 2016, is not affected by sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive.(P.A. 15-240, S. 45; P.A. 16-40, S. 4, 9.)History: P.A. 15-240 effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 16-40 changed effective date of P.A. 15-240, S. 45, from July 1, 2016, to October 1, 2016, effective May 27, 2016, and amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by replacing references to October 1, 2015, with references to October 1, 2016, effective October 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 1-360 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 15c - Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act and Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act|Section 1-360 - Short title: Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act.

 Sections 1-360 to 1-369, inclusive, may be cited as the “Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act”.(P.A. 17-91, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 1-361 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 15c - Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act and Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act|Section 1-361 - Definitions.

 As used in sections 1-360 to 1-369, inclusive:(1) “Decision maker” means a person authorized to act for an individual under a substitute decision-making document, whether denominated a decision maker, agent, attorney-in-fact, proxy or representative or by another title. “Decision maker” includes an original decision maker, a co-decision maker, a successor decision maker and a person to which a decision maker's authority is delegated;(2) “Good faith” means honesty in fact;(3) “Health care” means a service or procedure to maintain, diagnose, treat or otherwise affect an individual's physical or mental condition;(4) “Person” means an individual, estate, business or nonprofit entity, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality, or other legal entity;(5) “Personal care” means an arrangement or service to provide an individual shelter, food, clothing, transportation, education, recreation, social contact or assistance with the activities of daily living;(6) “Property” means anything that may be subject to ownership, whether real or personal or legal or equitable, or any interest or right therein;(7) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form; and(8) “Substitute decision-making document” or “document” means a record created by an individual to authorize a decision maker to act for the individual with respect to property, health care or personal care.(P.A. 17-91, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 1-362 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 15c - Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act and Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act|Section 1-362 - Validity of substitute decision-making document.

 (a) A substitute decision-making document for property executed outside this state is valid in this state if, when the document was executed, the execution complied with the law of the jurisdiction indicated in the document or, if no jurisdiction is indicated, the law of the jurisdiction in which the document was executed.(b) A substitute decision-making document for health care or personal care, including the appointment of a health care representative, executed outside this state is valid in this state if, when the document was executed, the execution complied with: (1) The law of the jurisdiction indicated in the document or, if no jurisdiction is indicated, the law of the jurisdiction in which the document was executed; or (2) the law of this state, other than sections 1-360 to 1-369, inclusive.(c) Except as otherwise provided by law, a photocopy or electronically transmitted copy of an original substitute decision-making document has the same effect as the original.(P.A. 17-91, S. 3.)
CT Gen Stat § 1-363 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 15c - Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act and Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act|Section 1-363 - Meaning and effect of substitute decision-making document.

 The meaning and effect of a substitute decision-making document and the authority of the decision maker are determined by the law of the jurisdiction indicated in the document or, if no jurisdiction is indicated, the law of the jurisdiction in which the document was executed.(P.A. 17-91, S. 4.)
CT Gen Stat § 1-364 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 15c - Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act and Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act|Section 1-364 - Reliance on substitute decision-making document.

 (a) Except as provided in subsection (f) of section 1-56b and sections 1-350r, 19a-579b and 19a-580g, a person who in good faith accepts a substitute decision-making document without actual knowledge that the document is void, invalid or terminated, or that the authority of the purported decision maker is void, invalid or terminated, may assume without inquiry that the document is genuine, valid and still in effect and that the decision maker's authority is genuine, valid and still in effect.(b) A person who is asked to accept a substitute decision-making document may request and without further investigation rely on:(1) The decision maker's assertion of a fact concerning the individual for whom a decision will be made, the decision maker or the document;(2) A translation of the document if the document contains, in whole or in part, a language other than English; and(3) An opinion of counsel regarding any matter of law concerning the document if the person provides in a record the reason for the request.(P.A. 17-91, S. 5.)
CT Gen Stat § 1-365 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 15c - Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act and Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act|Section 1-365 - Obligation to accept substitute decision-making document.

 (a) Except as provided in section 1-350s, a person who is asked to accept a substitute decision-making document shall accept within a reasonable time a document that purportedly meets the validity requirements of section 1-362. The person may not require an additional or different form of document for authority granted in the document presented.(b) A person who is asked to accept a substitute decision-making document is not required to accept the document if:(1) The person otherwise would not be required in the same circumstances to act if requested by the individual who executed the document;(2) The person has actual knowledge of the termination of the decision maker's authority or the document;(3) The person's request under subsection (b) of section 1-364 for the decision maker's assertion of fact, a translation or an opinion of counsel is refused;(4) The person in good faith believes that the document is not valid or the decision maker does not have the authority to request a particular transaction or action; or(5) The person makes, or has actual knowledge that another person has made, a report to an agency responsible for investigating allegations of abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment stating a belief that the individual for whom a decision will be made may be subject to abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment by the decision maker or a person acting for or with the decision maker.(c) A person who refuses to accept a substitute decision-making document in violation of this section is subject to:(1) A court order mandating acceptance of the document; and(2) Liability for reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred in an action or proceeding that mandates acceptance of the document.(P.A. 17-91, S. 6.)
CT Gen Stat § 1-366 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 15c - Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act and Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act|Section 1-366 - Remedies under other law.

 The remedies under sections 1-360 to 1-369, inclusive, are not exclusive and do not abrogate any right or remedy under any other law of this state.(P.A. 17-91, S. 7.)
CT Gen Stat § 1-367 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 15c - Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act and Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act|Section 1-367 - Uniformity of application and construction.

 In applying and construing sections 1-360 to 1-369, inclusive, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among the states that enact it.(P.A. 17-91, S. 8.)
CT Gen Stat § 1-368 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 15c - Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act and Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act|Section 1-368 - Operation of Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act with respect to federal act.

 Sections 1-360 to 1-369, inclusive, modify, limit and supersede the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 USC 7001 et seq., but do not modify, limit or supersede Section 101(c) of said act, 15 USC 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of said act, 15 USC 7003(b).(P.A. 17-91, S. 9.)
CT Gen Stat § 1-369 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 15c - Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act and Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act|Section 1-369 - Applicability.

 Sections 1-360 to 1-369, inclusive, apply to a substitute decision-making document created before, on or after October 1, 2017.(P.A. 17-91, S. 10.)