{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-18.20.530","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 18.20.530","heading":"Discharge policies.","body":"(a) A hospital shall adopt and maintain written discharge policies. The policies must comply with AS 18.20.500 — 18.20.590.\n(b) The discharge policies of a hospital must specify the requirements for documenting the identity of a patient's designated caregiver and the details of the discharge plan for the patient, including professional follow-up as specified in the discharge plan.\n(c) The discharge policies of a hospital may incorporate established evidence-based practices that include\n(1) standards for accreditation adopted by a nationally recognized hospital accreditation organization; or\n(2) the conditions of participation for hospitals adopted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.\n(d) The discharge policies of a hospital must ensure that the discharge planning is appropriate to the condition of the patient, and the hospital shall interpret the discharge policies in a manner and as necessary to meet the needs and condition of the patient and the abilities of the patient's designated caregiver.\n(e) AS 18.20.500 — 18.20.590 do not require that a hospital adopt discharge policies that would\n(1) delay a patient's discharge or transfer to another facility; or\n(2) require the disclosure of protected health information without obtaining a patient's consent as required by state and federal laws governing health information privacy and security.","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#18.20.530","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:20Z","sha256":"74adf34182146359b0ddc2f313d47baaa36ba61a4cf7c48986991a201aed9391","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-18.20.520","next":"us-ak/as-18.20.540"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}