Providing information about aftercare to patient and designated lay caregiver

1. Law
2. Mississippi Code
3. Public Health
4. Lay Caregivers for Hospital Patients
5. Providing information about aftercare to patient and designated lay caregiver

If a patient or patient's legal guardian has designated a lay caregiver, a hospital employee shall provide an opportunity for the caregiver and patient to ask questions about the aftercare tasks and shall discuss the discharge plan with the caregiver in a competent manner and in accordance with the hospital's requirements under state and federal law.

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