Referred to the Senate Health Care Committee on January 15, 2016
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 5, 2016
Provides that lay caregivers may provide aftercare assistance to a patient in the patient's
home. The term "lay caregiver" does not include long-term care workers. If a hospital is
unable to contact a lay caregiver, the lack of contact may not interfere with the discharge of
a patient.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 5, 2016