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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-36B-3. Lay caregiver involvement in discharge.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-36B-3. Lay caregiver involvement in discharge.

(a) 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.

(b) A patient may elect to change his or her lay caregiver by notifying the hospital of such change.

(c) Identification of a lay caregiver by a patient under this chapter does not obligate any individual to perform any aftercare tasks for the patient.

(d) This Code section shall not be construed so as to require a patient to identify any individual as a lay caregiver.

## History

Code 1981, § 31-36B-3, enacted by Ga. L. 2022, p. 584, § 1/HB 1304.