Iowa § 144F.1 Definitions

Iowa Statutes

§ 144F.1 — Definitions

Iowa § 144F.1

Title IVPUBLIC HEALTH

Ch. 144FCAREGIVER ADVISE, RECORD, ENABLE (CARE) ACT

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Iowa Code § 144F.1 (2026).

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1.“Aftercare assistance” means any assistance provided by a lay caregiver to a patient followingdischargeofthepatientthatinvolvestasksdirectlyrelatedtothepatient’scondition at the time of discharge, does not require a licensed professional, and is determined to be appropriate by the patient’s discharging physician or other licensed health care professional.

2.“Discharge” means the exit or release of a patient from inpatient care in a hospital to the residence of the patient.

3.“Facility” means a health care facility as defined in section 135C.1, an elder group home as defined in section 231B.1, or an assisted living program as defined in section 231C.2.

4.“Hospital” means a licensed hospital as defined in section 135B.1. 5

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Aftercare assistance” means any assistance provided by a lay caregiver to a patient
followingdischargeofthepatientthatinvolvestasksdirectlyrelatedtothepatient’scondition
at the time of discharge, does not require a licensed professional, and is determined to be
appropriate by the patient’s discharging physician or other licensed health care professional.
2. “Discharge” means the exit or release of a patient from inpatient care in a hospital to
the residence of the patient.
3. “Facility” means a health care facility as defined in section 135C.1, an elder group home
as defined in section 231B.1, or an assisted living program as defined in section 231C.2.
4. “Hospital” means a licensed hospital as defined in section 135B.1.
5. “Lay caregiver” means an individual, eighteen years of age or older, who is designated
asalaycaregiverunderthischapterbyapatientorthepatient’slegalrepresentative, andwho
is willing and able to perform aftercare assistance for the patient at the patient’s residence
following discharge.
6. “Legal representative” means, in order of priority, an attorney in fact under a durable
power of attorney for health care pursuant to chapter 144B or, if no durable power of
attorney for health care has been executed pursuant to chapter 144B or if the attorney in
fact is unavailable, a legal guardian appointed pursuant to chapter 232D or 633.
7. “Patient” means an individual who is receiving or who has received inpatient medical
care in a hospital.
8. “Residence” means the dwelling that a patient considers to be the patient’s home.
“Residence” does not include any rehabilitation facility, hospital, or facility.