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RSA 151:45 · Instruction to Designated Caregiver; Rulemaking

Title: XI: HOSPITALS AND SANITARIA
Chapter: 151 · RESIDENTIAL CARE AND HEALTH FACILITY LICENSING
Status: current
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151:45 Instruction to Designated Caregiver; Rulemaking. –

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As soon as possible, the hospital shall consult with the designated caregiver and the patient regarding the caregiver's capabilities and limitations and issue a discharge plan that describes a patient's after-care needs at his or her residence. At minimum, a discharge plan shall include:

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(a)

The name and contact information of the caregiver;

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(b)

A description of all after-care tasks necessary to maintain the patient's ability to reside at home, taking into account the capabilities and limitations of the caregiver; and

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(c)

Contact information for any health care, community resources, and long-term services and supports necessary to successfully carry out the patient's discharge plan.

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II.

The hospital issuing the discharge plan shall provide caregivers with instruction in all after-care tasks described in the discharge plan.

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(a)

At minimum, such instruction shall include:

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(1)

A live demonstration of the tasks performed by a hospital employee authorized to perform the after-care task, provided in a culturally competent manner and in accordance with the hospital's requirements to provide language access services under state and federal law.

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(2)

An opportunity for the caregiver to ask questions about the after-care tasks.

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(3)

Answers to the caregiver's questions provided in a culturally competent manner and in accordance with the hospital's requirements to provide language access services under state and federal law.

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(b)

Any instruction required under this paragraph shall be documented in the patient's medical record, including, at minimum, the date, time, and contents of the instruction.

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III.

The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:

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(a)

Procedures to designate and change a caregiver under RSA 151:43.

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(b)

Other matters necessary to effectuate the scope of this subdivision. Source. 2015, 44:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.

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Source note

Source. 2015, 44:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.

Source history

2015, 44:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2016

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