1. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to create a private right of action against a hospital, a hospital employee, or any consultant or contractor with whom a hospital has a contractual relationship, or to limit or otherwise supersede or replace existing rights or remedies under any other provision of law.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 144F.7

  • Discharge: means the exit or release of a patient from inpatient care in a hospital to the residence of the patient. See Iowa Code 144F.1
  • Hospital: means a licensed hospital as defined in section 135B. See Iowa Code 144F.1
  • Lay caregiver: means an individual, eighteen years of age or older, who is designated as a lay caregiver under this chapter by a patient or the patient's legal representative, and who is willing and able to perform aftercare assistance for the patient at the patient's residence following discharge. See Iowa Code 144F.1
  • Patient: means an individual who is receiving or who has received inpatient medical care in a hospital. See Iowa Code 144F.1
 2. Nothing in this chapter shall delay the appropriate discharge or transfer of a patient.
 3. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with or supersede a health care provider’s instructions regarding a Medicare-certified home health agency or any other post-acute care provider.
 4. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to grant decision-making authority to a lay caregiver to determine the type of provider or provider of the patient’s post-hospital care as specified in the patient’s discharge plan.
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