2994-HH – Short Title.

§ 2994-hh. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the “CARE act”.

2994-II – Definitions.

§ 2994-ii. Definitions. When used in this article, the following words or phrases shall have the following meanings: 1. “Hospital” shall mean any “general hospital” as defined in section twenty-eight hundred one of this chapter. 2. “After-care” shall mean any assistance provided by a caregiver to a patient under this article after the patient’s discharge […]

2994-JJ – Caregiver; Opportunity to Identify.

§ 2994-jj. Caregiver; opportunity to identify. 1. A hospital shall provide each patient or, if applicable, the patient’s legal guardian with at least one opportunity to identify at least one caregiver under this article following the patient’s entry into a hospital and prior to the patient’s discharge or transfer to another facility. The hospital shall […]

2994-KK – Notice to Identified Caregiver.

§ 2994-kk. Notice to identified caregiver. A hospital shall notify the patient’s identified caregiver of the patient’s discharge or transfer to another hospital or facility licensed by the department or the office of mental health as soon as the date and time of discharge or transfer can be anticipated prior to the patient’s actual discharge […]

2994-LL – Instruction to Identified Caregiver.

§ 2994-ll. Instruction to identified caregiver. 1. As soon as possible and not later than twenty-four hours prior to a patient’s discharge from a hospital, the hospital shall consult with the identified caregiver along with the patient regarding the caregiver’s capabilities and limitations and issue a discharge plan that describes a patient’s after-care needs at […]

2994-MM – Effect on Other Rights.

§ 2994-mm. Effect on other rights. 1. Nothing in this article shall be construed to interfere with the rights of an agent operating under a valid health care directive created under section twenty-nine hundred eighty-two of this chapter. 2. Nothing in this article shall be construed to create a new private right of action not […]