Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-3112
This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-3112, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 63, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 63,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Definitions
Official statutory text
For the purposes of Sections 2 through 6 of this act:
1. "Aftercare" means any assistance provided by a designated
lay caregiver to an individual under this act 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 that
do not require a licensed professional;
2. "Discharge" means a patient's exit or release from a
hospital to the patient's residence following any inpatient stay;
3. "Hospital" means a facility licensed pursuant to the
provisions of Section 1-701 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma
Statutes;
4. "Lay caregiver" means any individual eighteen (18) years of
age or older, including next of kin, duly designated as a lay
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caregiver pursuant to the provisions of this act who provides
aftercare assistance to a patient in the patient's residence; and
5. "Residence" means a dwelling considered by a patient to be
his or her home, not including any hospital as defined by Section 1-
701 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, nursing home or
group home as defined by the Long-Term Care Reform and
Accountability Act of 2001, or assisted living facility as defined
by the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act.
1. "Aftercare" means any assistance provided by a designated
lay caregiver to an individual under this act 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 that
do not require a licensed professional;
2. "Discharge" means a patient's exit or release from a
hospital to the patient's residence following any inpatient stay;
3. "Hospital" means a facility licensed pursuant to the
provisions of Section 1-701 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma
Statutes;
4. "Lay caregiver" means any individual eighteen (18) years of
age or older, including next of kin, duly designated as a lay
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 1495
caregiver pursuant to the provisions of this act who provides
aftercare assistance to a patient in the patient's residence; and
5. "Residence" means a dwelling considered by a patient to be
his or her home, not including any hospital as defined by Section 1-
701 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, nursing home or
group home as defined by the Long-Term Care Reform and
Accountability Act of 2001, or assisted living facility as defined
by the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act.
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