210 ILCS 91/5 — Illinois Code / Chapter 210 / Act 91 / Section 5
Section 5
Status: in_force

(210 ILCS 91/5) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-46) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "After care" means clinical assistance to a patient provided by a caregiver in the patient's residence following the patient's discharge from an inpatient hospital stay that is related to the patient's condition at the time of discharge, as determined appropriate by the discharging physician or other health care professional. Clinical assistance may include activities of daily living or medication management. "Caregiver" means any individual designated by a patient to provide after care to a patient. A designated caregiver may include, but is not limited to, a relative, spouse, partner, friend, or neighbor. "Discharge" means a patient's release from a hospital to the patient's residence following an inpatient admission. "Hospital" means a hospital that provides general acute care that is either licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act or operated under the University of Illinois Hospital Act. "Legal representative" means a personal representative having designated legal status, including an agent designated through a power of attorney. "Patient" means an individual admitted to a hospital as an inpatient. "Patient" does not include a pediatric patient or a patient who is not capable of designating a caregiver due to a health care condition or other circumstances, as determined by the health care provider. "Residence" means a dwelling that the patient considers to be the patient's home. "Residence" does not include a rehabilitation facility, hospital, nursing home, assisted living establishment, group home licensed by the Department of Public Health or the Department of Human Services, or a State-operated facility. (Source: P.A. 99-222, eff. 1-27-16.) (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-46) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "After care" means clinical assistance to a patient provided by a caregiver in the patient's residence following the patient's discharge from an inpatient hospital stay that is related to the patient's condition at the time of discharge, as determined appropriate by the discharging physician or other health care professional. Clinical assistance may include activities of daily living or medication management. "Caregiver" means any individual designated by a patient to provide after care to a patient. A designated caregiver may include, but is not limited to, a relative, spouse, partner, friend, or neighbor. "Discharge" means a patient's release from a hospital to the patient's residence following an inpatient admission. "Emergency Contact" means the name, telephone number, or address of an individual designated by a patient to be contacted by a hospital. An emergency contact may include, but is not limited to, a relative, spouse, partner, friend, or neighbor of the patient or the patient's legal representative. "Hospital" means a hospital that provides general acute care that is either licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act or operated under the University of Illinois Hospital Act. "Legal representative" means a personal representative having designated legal status, including an agent designated through a power of attorney. "Patient" means an individual admitted to a hospital as an inpatient. "Patient" does not include a pediatric patient or a patient who is not capable of designating a caregiver due to a health care condition or other circumstances, as determined by the health care provider. "Protected health information" has the meaning given to that term in 45 CFR 160.103 of the Privacy Rule to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1320d et al.), as may be amended. "Residence" means a dwelling that the patient considers to be the patient's home. "Residence" does not include a rehabilitation facility, hospital, nursing home, assisted living establishment, group home licensed by the Department of Public Health or the Department of Human Services, or a State-operated facility. (Source: P.A. 104-46, eff. 1-1-26.)