Tex. Health & Safety Code § 317.004 · Chapter 317. DESIGNATION OF CAREGIVER FOR RECEIPT OF AFTERCARE INSTRUCTION
DISCHARGE PLAN.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Section 317.002(d), before a patient's discharge from a hospital, the hospital shall provide to the patient and designated caregiver a written discharge plan that describes the patient's aftercare needs.
(b) A discharge plan must include:
(1) the name and contact information of the designated caregiver and the designated caregiver's relationship to the patient;
(2) a description of the aftercare tasks that the patient requires written in a manner that is culturally competent; and
(3) the contact information for any health care resources necessary to meet the patient's aftercare needs.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 163 (H.B. 2425), Sec. 1, eff. May 26, 2017.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.317.htm
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