SB238 Alabama 2015 Session
Updated Jul 24, 2021
SB238 Alabama 2015 Session
Senate Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2015
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Gerald O. DialRepublican - Session
- Regular Session 2015
- Title
- Hospitals, to require to provide information and instructions to caregivers upon discharge of patient
- Description
This bill would require hospitals to provide a designated caregiver of a patient, prior to discharge from the hospital, with a discharge plan describing the patient's aftercare needs.
This bill would authorize the Alabama Department of Public Health to promulgate rules.
This bill would also clarify that this act would not interfere with the rights of an agent operating under a valid advance directive for health care.
- Subjects
- Hospitals
Bill Actions
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health and Human Services
Bill Text
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature