Md. Code Regs. 10.07.01.27 - Discharge Planning Requirements
A. Discharge Options. A hospital may
discharge a patient:
(1) Entirely;
(2) To another level of care, treatment, or
services;
(3) To different health
care professionals; or
(4) To
settings for continued services.
B. A hospital's process for transfer or
discharge shall be based on a patient's assessed needs at the time of
discharge.
C. To facilitate
discharge or transfer, the hospital shall:
(1)
Assess the patient's needs beginning at an early stage of the patient's
hospitalization and as the patient's needs change throughout the
hospitalization;
(2) Develop plans
for the patient's discharge or transfer with input, if appropriate, from the
patient, the family, or other interested party;
(3) Identify appropriately qualified staff,
such as registered nurses or licensed social workers, who have the knowledge
and experience necessary to determine what services or type of providers can
best meet the patient's discharge needs;
(4) Arrange or help to arrange for services
needed to meet the patient's needs after discharge; and
(5) Provide the patient, or the provider who
is responsible for providing continuing care to the patient, with written
discharge instructions and other necessary medical information in a form the
patient or provider can understand.
Notes
Regulation .27 recodified effective August 6, 1990 (17:15 Md. R. 1858)
Regulations .27 repealed effective May 23, 1994 (21:10 Md. R. 844)
Regulation .27 adopted effective March 13, 2006 (33:5 Md. R. 520)
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