(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 advance 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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