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Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26281 Short title.
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Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "designated caregiver act".
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26283 Definitions.
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Sec. 3. As used in this act: (a) "After-care assistance" means assistance provided by a lay caregiver to a patient following the patient's discharge from a hospital that is related to the patient's condition at the time of discharge. After-care assistance includes, but is not lim…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26285 Designation of lay caregiver.
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Sec. 5. (1) As soon as practicable following a patient's admission to a hospital as an inpatient and before the patient's discharge from the hospital to the patient's residence, the hospital shall provide each patient or, if applicable, the patient's legal guardian or patient adv…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26287 Notification of patient's discharge or transfer.
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Sec. 7. A hospital shall notify the patient's designated caregiver of the patient's discharge or transfer to another facility as soon as practicable and, in any event, upon issuance of a discharge order by the patient's attending physician. If the hospital is unable to contact th…