SB 1189: Advance health care directive of a skilled nursing facility patient.

This bill aims to amend the probate code to make advance health care directives more effective for patients in skilled nursing facilities. Currently, these directives are not valid unless a patient advocate or ombudsperson signs and declares their role as a witness. This bill would change the law to require an ombudsperson to witness these directives, rather than a patient advocate. The change would allow ombudspersons to rely on the representations of facility staff or family members as evidence of the patient's identity.