*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 5837-S.SL) ***
The following are disqualified from acting as a supporter:
(1) A person who is an employer or employee of the adult with a disability, unless the person is an immediate family member of the adult with a disability;
(2) A person directly providing paid support services to the adult with a disability, unless the person is an immediate family member of the adult with a disability; and
(3) An individual against whom the person with a disability has obtained an order of protection from abuse, or an individual who is the subject of a civil or criminal order prohibiting contact with the adult with a disability.