Indiana § 16-21-12-9 Hospital attempt to consult with lay caregiver; at home care plan

Indiana Statutes

§ 16-21-12-9 — Hospital attempt to consult with lay caregiver; at home care plan

Indiana § 16-21-12-9

Title 16HEALTH

Art. 21HOSPITALS

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

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Ind. Code § 16-21-12-9 (2026).

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(a)If a patient or the patient's health care representative:

(1)designates a lay caregiver; and

(2)provides the written consent and the other information described in section 7(c) of this chapter; the hospital shall, as soon as practicable before the patient's discharge from a hospital, attempt to consult with the designated lay caregiver to prepare the lay caregiver for the patient's after care needs and issue an at home care plan that describes the patient's after care needs upon discharge from the hospital to the patient's residence.

(b)An at home care plan may include contact information for health care, community resources, and long term services and supports necessary to successfully carry out the patient's at home care plan.

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(a) If a patient or the patient's health care
representative:
(1) designates a lay caregiver; and
(2) provides the written consent and the other information
described in section 7(c) of this chapter;
the hospital shall, as soon as practicable before the patient's discharge
from a hospital, attempt to consult with the designated lay caregiver to
prepare the lay caregiver for the patient's after care needs and issue an
at home care plan that describes the patient's after care needs upon
discharge from the hospital to the patient's residence.
(b) An at home care plan may include contact information for health
care, community resources, and long term services and supports
necessary to successfully carry out the patient's at home care plan.