{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-32.1-137.02","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 32.1-137.02","heading":"Hospital discharge procedures","body":"Before a hospital discharges a patient, it shall, to the extent allowed pursuant to state and federal law, inform and educate the patient, and his family when it is involved in decision making or ongoing care, about his follow-up care, treatment, and services.2012, cc. 180, 813.","path":["Title 32.1. HEALTH","Chapter 5. REGULATION OF MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES","Article 1. HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME LICENSURE AND INSPECTION"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/32.1-137.02/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:34Z","sha256":"94d9b0cc4349cd4d23b4df920322f71601775fc0afaee797760ff1ad1dbf7be5","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-32.1-137.01","next":"us-va/va.-code-32.1-137.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}