Patient Signature Requirement

(A) The discharge plan provided to the patient or as appropriate the patient’s family/patient representative shall include a signature line for the patient and/or as appropriate the patient’s family/patient representative to acknowledge their participation in the development of the discharge plan and their receipt of the written plan. (B) A copy of the signed discharge plan shall be retained in the patient’s record. (C) If the patient or as appropriate the patient’s family/patient representative does not sign the plan, the reason for not signing, including any objection to the plan, shall be noted on the written plan and a copy shall be retained in the patient’s medical record.