Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 23-17.27 - Caregiver Advise, Record and Enable Act

• After-care: means any assistance provided by a caregiver to a patient under this chapter after the patient's discharge from a hospital that is related to the patient's condition at the time of discharge. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-17.27-1
• Caregiver: means any individual duly designated as a caregiver by a patient under this chapter who provides after-care assistance to a patient living in his or her residence. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-17.27-1
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Discharge: means a patient's exit or release from a hospital to the patient's residence following an inpatient admission. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-17.27-1
• Entry: means a patient's admission into a hospital for the purposes of medical care. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-17.27-1
• 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 facility licensed under Rhode Island statute. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-17.27-1
• Patient: means a patient eighteen (18) years of age or older. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-17.27-1
• person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
• Residence: means a dwelling that the patient considers to be his or her home. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-17.27-1
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.