KRS 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 to be his or her home.

"Residence" does not include any health facility licensed or certified by the

Commonwealth.