35 Pa. Stat. § 447.4

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 447.4 - Notice requirements
(a) Duty to hospital.--A hospital shall notify a patient's designated lay caregiver of any discharge order for the patient, the patient's actual discharge or the patient's transfer to another facility as soon as possible.
(b)Documentation.--The hospital shall promptly document the notification in the patient's medical record.

35 P.S. § 447.4

Added by P.L. TBD 2016 No. 20,§ 4, eff. 4/20/2017.