In re the Guardianship of R.K.

*742OPINION OF THE COURT

Anthony A. Scarping, Jr., S.

The New York State Association for Retarded Children, Inc. (NYSARC) is the guardian of the person of R.K. (ward), who has been adjudicated a mentally retarded person pursuant to SCPA article 17-A. By order to show cause, NYSARC seeks to have the court amend its current letters of guardianship to provide it with authority to make all heath care decisions on behalf of the ward, pursuant to SCPA 1750-b, which was enacted as part of the Health Care Decisions Act for Persons with Mental Retardation (L 2002, ch 500). Mental Hygiene Legal Service…