Guardian Pre-Appointment Education

(A) Requirement Except as provided in division (B) of this rule, the probate division of a court of common pleas shall not appoint an individual as a guardian unless, at the time of appointment or within six months thereafter, the individual has successfully completed, at a minimum, a six-hour guardian fundamentals course provided by the Supreme Court or, with the prior approval of the appointing court, another entity. The fundamentals course shall include, at a minimum, education on the following topics: (1) Establishing the guardianship; (2) The ongoing duties and responsibilities of a guardian; (3) Record keeping and reporting duties of a guardian; (4) Any other topic that concerns improving the quality of the life of a ward; Abuse, neglect, and exploitation training in order to detect and report (5) allegations to authorities. (B) Exception An individual serving as a guardian on June 1, 2015, or who served as a guardian during the five years immediately preceding that date shall have until June 1, 2016, to complete the training required under division (A) of this rule unless the appointing court waives or extends the requirement for good cause.