§ 63-3112 — Definitions.

For the purposes of Sections 2 through 6 of this act: 1. "Aftercare" means any assistance provided by a designated lay caregiver to an individual under this act after the patient's discharge from a hospital. Such assistance may include tasks that are limited to the patient's condition at the time of discharge that do not require a licensed professional; 2. "Discharge" means a patient's exit or release from a hospital to the patient's residence following any inpatient stay; 3. "Hospital" means a facility licensed pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-701 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 4. "Lay caregiver" means any individual eighteen (18) years of age or older, including next of kin, duly designated as a lay caregiver pursuant to the provisions of this act who provides aftercare assistance to a patient in the patient's residence; and 5. "Residence" means a dwelling considered by a patient to be his or her home, not including any hospital as defined by Section 1- 701 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, nursing home or group home as defined by the Long-Term Care Reform and Accountability Act of 2001, or assisted living facility as defined by the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 2014, c. 253, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.