Section 31-36B-3 - Lay caregiver involvement in discharge(a) Upon inpatient admission to a hospital, each patient shall have the opportunity to identify at least one lay caregiver to be involved in the discharge planning process.(b) A patient may elect to change his or her lay caregiver by notifying the hospital of such change.(c) Identification of a lay caregiver by a patient under this chapter does not obligate any individual to perform any aftercare tasks for the patient.(d) This Code section shall not be construed so as to require a patient to identify any individual as a lay caregiver.Added by 2022 Ga. Laws 828,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.