35-30-101. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Aftercare" means any assistance provided by a designated caregiver to a patient pursuant to this act after the patient's discharge from a hospital. Assistance under this act may include the performance of tasks necessary for the treatment of the patient's condition at the time of discharge and which do not require a licensed professional;
(ii) "Caregiver" means any person eighteen (18) years of age or older, including next of kin, duly designated as a caregiver pursuant to the provisions of this act who provides aftercare to a patient in the patient's residence;
(iii) "Discharge" means a patient's exit or release from a hospital to the patient's residence following any inpatient stay;
(iv) "Hospital" means as defined by W.S. 35-2-901(a)(xiii);
(v) "Representative of the patient" means any person who:
(A) Is a legal guardian;
(B) Holds a medical or legal power of attorney; or
(C) Is a representative named in an advanced care directive in Wyoming or other similar law in another state.
(vi) "Residence" means a dwelling considered by a patient to be his home, but does not include:
(A) A hospital;
(B) A nursing care facility as defined by W.S. 35-2-901(a)(xvi); or
(C) An assisted living facility as defined by W.S. 35-2-901(a)(xxii).
(vii) "This act" means W.S. 35-30-101 through 35-30-106.
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