Have any agencies had staff who were not previously involved with an individual served prior to employment want to become the advocate and/or guardian of an individual served by the agency they are employed through?

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8/18/2016

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Have any agencies had staff who were not previously involved with an individual served prior to employment want to become the advocate and/or guardian of an individual served by the agency they are employed through?

QUESTION: Have any agencies had instances where staff who were not previously connected or involved with an individual served prior to employment became or wanted to become the advocate and/or guardian of an individual servedy the agency they are employed through? If so, how have those situations have been handled by other entities possibly in regards to policies and procedures, issues with potential for appearance of favoritism, dual relationships, HIPAA, etc.?

We no longer allow an employee to be and advocate/guardian based on the reasons you listed as it did cause some issues.

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Have any agencies had staff who were not previously involved with an individual served prior to employment want to become the advocate and/or guardian of an individual served by the agency they are employed through?

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