216B.230 Definitions for KRS 216B.230 to 216B.239. As used in KRS 216B.230 to 216B.239: (1) 'After -care' means assistance with self -care tasks to be provided by a lay caregiver to a patient in the patient's residence after the patient's discharge from a hospital and may include but is not limited to: (a) Assisting with basic or instrumental activities of daily living; and (b) Carrying out self -care tasks such as managing wound care, assisting in the administration of medications, and utilizing home medical supplies; (2) 'Discharge' means a patient's exit or release from a hospital to the patient's residence following an inpatient stay; (3) 'Hospital' means a health facility as defined in KRS 216B.015 that provides inpatient care; (4) 'Lay caregiver' means a nonmedical individual, eighteen (18) years of age o r older, who takes care of a patient and is designated as a lay caregiver by that patient to provide after -care assistance to the patient living in his or her residence. 'Lay caregiver' includes but is not limited to a relative, partner, friend, or neighbo r who has a significant relationship with the patient; and (5) 'Residence' means a dwelling that the patient considers aregiver' includes but is not limited to a relative, partner, friend, or neighbo r who has a significant relationship with the patient; and (5) 'Residence' means a dwelling that the patient considers to be his or her home. 'Residence' does not include any health facility licensed or certified by the Commonwealth. Effective: June 29, 20 17 History: Created 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 47, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2017.
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