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<br />Court Cases Involvin!! Public Guardianship <br />. Litigation is an important but little used strategy for strengthening public <br />guardianship programs. <br /> <br />Recommendations <br /> <br />Individuals Served <br />. States should provide adequate funding for home and community-based care for <br />wards under public guardianship. <br />. The effect of public guardianship services on wards over time merits study. <br /> <br />Pro!!ram Characteristics <br />. States would benefit from an updated model public guardianship act. <br />. States should avoid a social services agency model. <br /> <br />Functions of Public Guardianship Pro!!rams <br />. State public guardianship programs should establish standardized forms and <br />reporting instruments. <br />. Public guardianship programs should limit their functions to best serve individuals <br />with the greatest needs. <br />. Public guardianship programs should adopt minimum standards of practice. <br />. Public guardianship programs should not petition for their own appointment, should <br />identify others to petition, and should implement multidisciplinary screening <br />committees to review potential cases. <br />. Public guardianship programs should track cost savings to the state and report the <br />amount regularly to the legislature and the govemor. <br />. Public guardianship programs should undergo a periodic and meaningful external <br />evaluation. <br /> <br />Fundin!! and Staron!! ofPro!!rams <br />. Public guardianship programs should be capped at specific staff-to-ward ratios. <br />. States should provide adequate funding for public guardianship programs. <br />. Research should explore state approaches to use of Medicaid to fund public <br />guardianship. <br /> <br />Public Guardianship as Part of State Guardianship System: Due Process <br />Protections and Other Reform Issues <br />. State court administrative offices should move toward the collection of uniform, <br />consistent basic data elements on adult guardianship, including public guardianship. <br />. Courts should exercise increased oversight of public guardianship programs. <br />. Courts should increase the use of limited orders in public guardianship. <br />. Courts should waive costs and filing fees for indigent public guardianship wards. <br />. Courts should examine the role of guardians ad Ii/em and court investigators, <br />especially as it bears on the public guardianship system. <br />. Research should explore the functioning of the Uniform Veterans Guardianship Act, <br />as implemented by the states. <br /> <br />9 <br />