If a patient or a patient’s legal guardian has designated a lay caregiver, the hospital shall notify the patient’s designated lay caregiver of the patient’s discharge as soon as practicable. If the hospital is unable to contact the designated lay caregiver, the lack of contact shall not interfere with, delay, or otherwise affect the medical care provided to the patient, or an appropriate discharge of the patient.
Effective: June 29, 2017

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 216B.233

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.

History: Created 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 47, sec. 3, effective June 29, 2017.

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