§ 31-36B-1. Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Caregivers Act.” History. Code 1981, § 31-36B-1 , enacted by Ga. L. 2022, p. 584, § 1/HB 1304.
§ 31-36B-2. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “Aftercare” means any assistance provided by a lay caregiver to an individual under this chapter after the patient’s discharge from a hospital, including tasks that are limited to the patient’s condition at the time of discharge and do not require a licensed professional. “Discharge” means a patient’s exit […]
§ 31-36B-3. Lay Caregiver Involvement in Discharge
Upon inpatient admission to a hospital, each patient shall have the opportunity to identify at least one lay caregiver to be involved in the discharge planning process. A patient may elect to change his or her lay caregiver by notifying the hospital of such change. Identification of a lay caregiver by a patient under this […]
§ 31-36B-4. Hospital Notification to Lay Caregiver; Education and Training on Aftercare
If a patient or a person authorized to consent to medical treatment, in accordance with Code Section 31-9-2, has identified a lay caregiver under this chapter, a hospital shall notify the lay caregiver of the patient’s discharge to the patient’s residence, discharge to a post-acute healthcare facility, or transfer to another hospital as soon as […]
§ 31-36B-5. Healthcare Decision Making by Lay Caregiver; No Delay in Care; Responsibilities
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with the rights of a patient or other person legally authorized to make healthcare decisions under Chapter 32 of this title, the “Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care Act,” or under Code Section 31-9-2, or to grant healthcare decision-making authority to a lay caregiver. Nothing in […]