# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 19. Health Care Facilities

### Subtitle 3. Hospitals and Related Institutions

#### Section 19-380

(a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b)

  (1) "Aftercare" means any assistance provided by a lay caregiver to a patient after discharge of the patient.

  (2) "Aftercare" includes tasks that are limited to the patient's condition at the time of discharge that do not require a licensed professional.

(c) "Discharge" means the exit or release of a patient from inpatient care in a hospital to the residence of the patient.

(d) "Lay caregiver" means an individual who:

  (1) Is an adult;

  (2) Is designated as a lay caregiver by a patient or the legal guardian of a patient under this part; and

  (3) Performs aftercare for the patient at the residence of the patient.

(e)

  (1) "Residence" means a dwelling that a patient considers to be home.

  (2) "Residence" does not include:

    (i) A rehabilitation facility;

    (ii) A hospital;

    (iii) A nursing home;

    (iv) An assisted living facility; or

    (v) A group home licensed by the State.

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)