04.05.02.01. Provisions exist which promote supported decision-making, which enable people with and without dementia or network of persons to discuss issues and make decisions | Jamaica

04.05.02.01. Provisions exist which promote supported decision-making, which enable people with and without dementia or network of persons to discuss issues and make decisions | Jamaica

27 Sep 2022

While Power of Attorney is accessible in Jamaica via the Ministry of Justice and the Registrar General’s Department, this provision does not apply to persons with cognitive illnesses or reduced cognitive capacity (JIS, 2018). Therefore, there is in fact no current legal provision which promote supported decision making in Jamaica.

References:

Jamaica Information Service (JIS). (2018). Get the Facts – Power of Attorney.