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Section 35-30-101 - Definitions.

WY Stat § 35-30-101 (2019) (N/A)
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35-30-101. Definitions.

(a) As used in this act:

(i) "Aftercare" means any assistance provided by a designated caregiver to a patient pursuant to this act after the patient's discharge from a hospital. Assistance under this act may include the performance of tasks necessary for the treatment of the patient's condition at the time of discharge and which do not require a licensed professional;

(ii) "Caregiver" means any person eighteen (18) years of age or older, including next of kin, duly designated as a caregiver pursuant to the provisions of this act who provides aftercare to a patient in the patient's residence;

(iii) "Discharge" means a patient's exit or release from a hospital to the patient's residence following any inpatient stay;

(iv) "Hospital" means as defined by W.S. 35-2-901(a)(xiii);

(v) "Representative of the patient" means any person who:

(A) Is a legal guardian;

(B) Holds a medical or legal power of attorney; or

(C) Is a representative named in an advanced care directive in Wyoming or other similar law in another state.

(vi) "Residence" means a dwelling considered by a patient to be his home, but does not include:

(A) A hospital;

(B) A nursing care facility as defined by W.S. 35-2-901(a)(xvi); or

(C) An assisted living facility as defined by W.S. 35-2-901(a)(xxii).

(vii) "This act" means W.S. 35-30-101 through 35-30-106.

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