{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-40-1226.1","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 40:1226.1","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section unless otherwise provided for or unless the context otherwise indicates:\n(1) \"Aftercare\" means any assistance provided by a caregiver to a patient pursuant to this Part after the patient's discharge from a hospital. Such assistance may include tasks that are limited to the patient's condition at the time of discharge and that do not require a licensed professional.\n(2) \"Caregiver\" means an individual who meets all of the following conditions:\n(a) Is eighteen years of age or older.\n(b) Provides aftercare to an individual.\n(c) Is identified by the patient or, if applicable, the legal guardian of the patient as a person who is involved with the health care of the patient pursuant to 45 CFR 164.510(b), as it existed on January 1, 2015.\n(3) \"Discharge\" means a patient's release from hospital care to the patient's residence following an inpatient admission.\n(4) \"Hospital\" means a facility licensed under the provisions of Part II of Chapter 11 of this Title.\n(5) \"Patient\" means an individual who has been admitted to a hospital for inpatient care and who is eighteen years of age or older.\n(6) \"Residence\" means a dwelling that the patient considers to be his home. A residence shall not include any rehabilitation facility, hospital, nursing home, assisted living facility, or group home.","path":["TITLE 40. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","PART IX. LOUISIANA FAMILY CAREGIVER ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1017471","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:49Z","sha256":"476dc08c75f6927cd8cb6e9789b55355506f3b5e19d0d74d57ecb43cad2cdb7a","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-40-1225.1","next":"us-la/rs-40-1226.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}