Iowa Code 144F.1 – Definitions
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Aftercare assistance” means any assistance provided by a lay caregiver to a patient following discharge of the patient that involves tasks directly related to the patient’s condition at the time of discharge, does not require a licensed professional, and is determined to be appropriate by the patient’s discharging physician or other licensed health care professional.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 144F.1
- Aftercare assistance: means any assistance provided by a lay caregiver to a patient following discharge of the patient that involves tasks directly related to the patient's condition at the time of discharge, does not require a licensed professional, and is determined to be appropriate by the patient's discharging physician or other licensed health care professional. See Iowa Code 144F.1
- Discharge: means the exit or release of a patient from inpatient care in a hospital to the residence of the patient. See Iowa Code 144F.1
- Facility: means a health care facility as defined in section 135C. See Iowa Code 144F.1
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Hospital: means a licensed hospital as defined in section 135B. See Iowa Code 144F.1
- Lay caregiver: means an individual, eighteen years of age or older, who is designated as a lay caregiver under this chapter by a patient or the patient's legal representative, and who is willing and able to perform aftercare assistance for the patient at the patient's residence following discharge. See Iowa Code 144F.1
- Legal representative: means , in order of priority, an attorney in fact under a durable power of attorney for health care pursuant to chapter 144B or, if no durable power of attorney for health care has been executed pursuant to chapter 144B or if the attorney in fact is unavailable, a legal guardian appointed pursuant to chapter 232D or 633. See Iowa Code 144F.1
- Patient: means an individual who is receiving or who has received inpatient medical care in a hospital. See Iowa Code 144F.1
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
- Residence: means the dwelling that a patient considers to be the patient's home. See Iowa Code 144F.1
2. “Discharge” means the exit or release of a patient from inpatient care in a hospital to the residence of the patient.
3. “Facility” means a health care facility as defined in section 135C.1, an elder group home as defined in section 231B.1, or an assisted living program as defined in section 231C.2.
4. “Hospital” means a licensed hospital as defined in section 135B.1.
5. “Lay caregiver” means an individual, eighteen years of age or older, who is designated as a lay caregiver under this chapter by a patient or the patient’s legal representative, and who is willing and able to perform aftercare assistance for the patient at the patient’s residence following discharge.
6. “Legal representative” means, in order of priority, an attorney in fact under a durable power of attorney for health care pursuant to chapter 144B or, if no durable power of attorney for health care has been executed pursuant to chapter 144B or if the attorney in fact is unavailable, a legal guardian appointed pursuant to chapter 232D or 633.
7. “Patient” means an individual who is receiving or who has received inpatient medical care in a hospital.
8. “Residence” means the dwelling that a patient considers to be the patient’s home. “Residence” does not include any rehabilitation facility, hospital, or facility.