Oklahoma § 63-3112 - Definitions

§ 63-3112. Definitions

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

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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 1701 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.