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2017 Delaware Code
Title 16 - Health and Safety
CHAPTER 30J. LAY CAREGIVER DESIGNATION, NOTICE, AND TRAINING ACT
§ 3003J. Notice to a lay caregiver.
Universal Citation: 16 DE Code § 3003J (2017)
If a patient or a patient's agent has designated a lay caregiver under this chapter, a hospital shall notify the lay caregiver of the patient's discharge to a residence as soon as possible. If a hospital is unable to contact a designated lay caregiver, the inability to contact the lay caregiver may not interfere with, delay, or otherwise affect an appropriate discharge or transfer of the patient.
80 Del. Laws, c. 347, ยง 2.;
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