North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 13 - NC MEDICAL CARE COMMISSION
Subchapter B - LICENSING OF HOSPITALS
Section .3200 - GENERAL HOSPITAL REQUIREMENTS
Section 13B .3203 - DISCHARGE PLANNING
Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 13B .3203
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) Discharge planning shall be an integral part of in-patient hospitalization.
(b) The facility shall have written policies and procedures governing discharge planning. These shall include but need not be limited to the following:
(1) appropriate
screening to determine the need for discharge planning;
(2) methods to facilitate the provision of
follow-up care;
(3) information to
be given to the patient or his family or other persons involved in caring for
the patient on matters such as the patient's condition; his health care needs;
the amount of activity he should engage in; any necessary medical regimens
including drugs, nutrition therapy, appointments or other forms of therapy;
sources of additional help from other agencies; and procedures to follow in
case of complications; and
(4)
procedures for assisting the patient and his family in gaining information
regarding financial assistance in paying bills incurred as a result of the
hospitalization, including how to receive assistance from the various federal
and State government programs.
Authority
G.S.
131E-79;
Eff. January 1,
1996;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. July 22,
2017.
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