Incapacitated means a person is unable to make or communicate informed decisions about health and safety due to impairment. Which option reflects this definition?

• A. A person cannot walk
• B. A person is healthy
• C. A person is unable to make or communicate informed decisions about health and safety due to impairment
• D. A person only needs help with finances

Answer: (C)

Incapacity is about not being able to make or clearly communicate informed decisions about health and safety because of impairment. The option that says a person is unable to make or communicate informed decisions about health and safety due to impairment directly matches this idea, as it describes both the understanding/processing of information and the communication of a choice being affected by impairment.

The other statements don’t fit the definition: being unable to walk describes a physical limitation, not decision-making ability; being healthy describes the absence of impairment; needing help only with finances involves a different domain, not health and safety decisions.