SB1157 is a bill that requires assisted living facilities and hospitals to provide detailed written discharge plans when transferring a patient, starting January 1, 2024. Assisted living facilities must give emergency responders a document with the resident's medical information and maintain standardized forms updated periodically, keeping records for two years. Hospitals are obliged to create discharge plans with patient assessments, follow-up care details, and a 48-hour post-discharge contact for inquiries. The bill has been amended to exclude behavioral health residential facilities, include a copy of the patient's HIPAA release, and adjust the time frame for assisted living facilities to screen patients after hospital notification. It has passed with unanimous support in both the Senate and the House.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 36-420.04
Senate Engrossed Version: 36-420.04
House Engrossed Version: 36-420.04
Chaptered Version: 36-420.04