Sacramento, CA asked in Family Law, Civil Rights and Elder Law for California

Q: If my mother is in a hospital out of her county request to be transferd back to her own county r b realesed

My mother is 83yrs and was admitted in the hospital well visiting my sister OUT of town n wishes to be let out r go to her own docter can she iam her poa

1 Lawyer Answer
Louis George Fazzi
Louis George Fazzi
Answered
  • Civil Rights Lawyer
  • Jess Ranch, CA
  • Licensed in California

A: Based on the limited information you provided, your mother can tell her treating doctor in the hospital that she would like to be transferred closer to home. Depending on the seriousness of her medical condition, such as whether she is healthy enough to travel, her treating physician should accommodate her desire to be closer to home and her own doctor. Again, depending on her condition, she may need to be transported by ambulance, in which case her Medicare may not cover that unless it is ordered by her treating doctor.

It would be best if you or another competent adult relative were present when she makes her request to her treating doctor to make sure she communicates clearly what it is she wants.

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