S-5, r. 5 - Organization and Management of Institutions Regulation

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38. The discharge of a beneficiary from a hospital centre providing long-term care services, shall be signed by the attending physician.
The discharge of a beneficiary from an institution providing homecare centre, must be signed by the executive director or his representative, and by the attending physician, if the beneficiary was receiving medical care.
A beneficiary of long-term care or homecare services shall be notified by the institution providing him such services of the date of his final discharge at least 72 hours prior to such date. The regional council shall also be given prior notice of the date of final discharge of a beneficiary receiving long-term care or homecare services.
O.C. 1320-84, s. 38; O.C. 545-86, s. 11; O.C. 375-88, ss. 1 and 3.