Section 2910 Of Chapter 2. Prefiling Investigation By Public Guardian From California Probate Code >> Division 4. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 2.
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. (a) Upon a showing of probable cause to believe that a person
is in substantial danger of abuse or neglect and needs a conservator
of the person, the estate, or the person and estate for his or her
own protection, the public guardian or the county's adult protective
services agency may petition for either or both of the orders of the
court provided in subdivision (b) in connection with his or her
investigation to determine whether a petition for the appointment of
the public guardian as conservator of the person, estate, or the
person and estate of the person would be necessary or appropriate.
(b) The petition may request either or both of the following
orders for the limited purposes of the investigation concerning a
person:
(1) An order authorizing identified health care providers or
organizations to provide private medical information about the person
to the public guardian's authorized representatives.
(2) An order authorizing identified financial institutions or
advisers, accountants, and others with financial information about
the person to provide the information to the public guardian's
authorized representatives.
(c) Notice of the hearing and a copy of the petition shall be
served on the person who is the subject of the investigation in the
manner and for the period required by Section 1460 or, on application
of the public guardian contained in or accompanying the petition, on
an expedited basis in the manner and for the period ordered by the
court. The court may dispense with notice of the hearing only on a
showing of facts demonstrating an immediate threat of substantial
harm to the person if notice is given.