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