24-7D-2: Definitions.

As used in the Supported Decision-Making Act:

A. "adult" means a person who is at least eighteen years of age;

B. "decision-maker" means an adult who seeks to enter, or has entered, into a supported decision-making agreement with one or more supporters pursuant to the Supported Decision-Making Act;

C. "decision-making support" means assistance in understanding the options, responsibilities and consequences of a decision-maker's life decisions without making those decisions on behalf of the decision-maker;

D. "supported decision-making agreement" means an agreement entered into between a decision-maker and a supporter pursuant to the provisions of the Supported Decision-Making Act; and

E. "supporter" means an adult who has entered into a supported decision-making agreement with a decision-maker pursuant to the Supported Decision-Making Act.