{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-18.20.500","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 18.20.500","heading":"Aftercare assessment and designation of caregiver.","body":"Before discharging a patient, a hospital shall assess the patient's ability for self-care after discharge and provide the patient with the opportunity to designate a caregiver who agrees to provide aftercare for the patient in a private residence after discharge.","path":["Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender.","Chapter 20. Hospitals and Nursing Facilities.","Article 5. Discharge of Hospital Patients."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#18.20.500","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:20Z","sha256":"deb421c685b8cfd51280d112c6187cc98e4814e1917e82ec59e2ecd0ccb73f90","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-18.20.499","next":"us-ak/as-18.20.510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}