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Code of Virginia (Last Updated:July 28, 2020) |
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TITLE 32.1. Health |
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CHAPTER 5. Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services |
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ARTICLE 1. Hospital and Nursing Home Licensure and Inspection |
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SECTION 32.1-137.02. Hospital discharge procedures |
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Before a hospital discharges a patient, it shall, to the extent allowed pursuant to state and federal law, inform and educate the patient, and his family when it is involved in decision making or ongoing care, about his follow-up care, treatment, and services. |