Indiana § 16-21-12-2 "At home care plan"

Indiana Statutes

§ 16-21-12-2 — "At home care plan"

Indiana § 16-21-12-2

Title 16HEALTH

Art. 21HOSPITALS

Ch. 12The Caregiver Advise, Record, and Enable (CARE) Act

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Ind. Code § 16-21-12-2 (2026).

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As used in this chapter, "at home care plan" means any plan that serves to describe the after care needs of a patient upon discharge from a hospital to the patient's residence, if the at home care plan:

(1)is developed by:

(A)a registered nurse licensed under IC 25-23, social worker licensed under IC 25-23.6, or other licensed health care professional; or

(B)an individual supervised by a licensed registered nurse, licensed social worker, or other licensed health care professional;

(2)is based on an evaluation of the patient's need for after care, taking into consideration the patient's functional status and cognitive ability, including the patient's capacity for self care; and

(3)includes contact information for hospital personnel or the patient's physician if the patient or the patie

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As used in this chapter, "at home care plan"
means any plan that serves to describe the after care needs of a patient
upon discharge from a hospital to the patient's residence, if the at home
care plan:
(1) is developed by:
(A) a registered nurse licensed under IC 25-23, social worker
licensed under IC 25-23.6, or other licensed health care
professional; or
(B) an individual supervised by a licensed registered nurse,
licensed social worker, or other licensed health care
professional;
(2) is based on an evaluation of the patient's need for after care,
taking into consideration the patient's functional status and
cognitive ability, including the patient's capacity for self care; and
(3) includes contact information for hospital personnel or the
patient's physician if the patient or the patient's lay caregiver
designated under this chapter has questions regarding the patient's
after care.
The term includes a discharge plan prepared for the patient that is
developed under the discharge planning requirements of the Medicare
program's conditions of participation.