Fees & Compensation
This standard governs how guardians are paid for their work
What is NGA Standard 22?
Guardian fees are ultimately approved by this entity.
What is Probate Court?
This must be recorded for every billable guardian activity.
What is time spent?
Guardians must always act under this ethical obligation.
Guardians must keep this priority above convenience or workload.
What is the ward’s best interest?
Fees must always be ______ in relation to services provided.
What is reasonable?
Courts review billing to ensure it meets this standard.
What is reasonableness?
Billing entries must include this level of detail to be valid.
What is specific task description?
Billing practices must never exploit this.
What is the person's financial resources?
Guardians must clearly identify who performed this in records.
What is the service/task?
Guardians should avoid charging for services that are not _____________.
What is necessary or actually performed?
This document is often required to justify continued guardianship or decision-making authority.
What is accounting or guardianship report?
This distinguishes guardian work from staff or agency support work.
What is role attribution
Excessive billing can conflict with this ethical principle.
What is dignity of risk/respect for autonomy?
Guardians are responsible for ensuring this aligns with actual need.
What is dignity of risk / respect for autonomy?
Overbilling can be viewed as misuse of _________.
What is the ward's estate/funds?
Failure to properly document fees can result in this court action.
What is denial or reduction of compensation?
Missing this makes billing entries difficult to defend in court.
What is justification?
Guardians must avoid creating financial harm through this action.
What is unnecessary services?
Guardians must ensure billing does not exceed what is approved or this.
What is reasonable compensation guidelines/court expectations?
Compensation must balance service delivery with this fiduciary obligation.
What is preserving the person's assets?
Judges evaluate whether services were in this person-centered category.
What is in the best interest of the individual?
Documentation must allow someone outside the case to understand this.
What is why the action was necessary?
Ethical billing requires balancing service needs with this human-centered principle.
What is person-centered care?
Ultimately, guardians must be able to defend all billing decisions under this standard of review.
What is judicial scrutiny / court audit review?