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2019 Kentucky Revised Statutes
Chapter 216B - Licensure and regulation of health facilities and services
216B.233 Notice to designated lay caregiver of patient's discharge.

Universal Citation: KY Rev Stat § 216B.233 (2019)
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216B.233 Notice to designated lay caregiver of patient's discharge. 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 History: Created 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 47, sec. 3, effective June 29, 2017.
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