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2018 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 26 - HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS
Chapter 2H - Declaration of public policy
Section 26:2H-5.27 - Notification to designated caregiver of discharge, transfer.
Universal Citation: NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-5.27 (2018)
Section: 26:2H-5.27: Notification to designated caregiver of discharge, transfer.
4. A hospital shall notify the patient's designated caregiver of the patient's discharge or transfer to another facility as soon as possible and, in any event, upon issuance of a discharge order by the patient's attending physician. In the event the hospital is unable to contact the designated 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. The hospital shall promptly document the attempt in the patient's medical record.
L.2014, c.68, s.4.
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