• It is pronounced by the director of the center (on the proposal of the head of department) when the attending physician considers that the patient’s state of health no longer requires hospitalization;
• In the event of refusal to leave the establishment, the director is entitled to invoice the patient directly for the costs inherent in keeping him in the establishment;
• The ordinary outing cannot take place after 4:30 p.m. and it takes place every working day, except for exceptions by order of the Director of the Center;
• Newborn babies generally leave the maternity ward at the same time as their mothers, except in special cases (premature babies or force majeure);
• In the event of social problems, the patient is taken care of by the hospital social worker, failing that the person in charge of reception;
• The head nurse of the hospital department takes all measures to inform the patient’s family and prepare the necessary documents;
• In certain specific cases, the Management of the Center informs the following entities or competent authorities of the discharge of certain categories of patients, namely:
  • The competent authority for a non-civilian patient;
  • Accommodation establishment for minors covered by social centres;
  • The authorities that ordered the compulsory hospitalization of people with psychiatric disorders;
  • The public prosecutor and the director of the penitentiary establishment for, respectively, persons placed in police custody and prisoners.

• It is pronounced following a medical decision and after prior agreement of the host hospital by the appropriate means (telephone in case of emergency);
• A home transfer may be authorized by the department head doctor if the department doctors find that a hospitalized patient is in a particularly serious condition (dying or below all therapeutic resources). The patient or his family expresses the wish in writing.

• The prescriptions of Dahir No. l-68-980 of 31.10.1969 relating to burials, exhumations and transport of bodies are scrupulously respected;
• As soon as the death is certified, the discharge is made while guaranteeing the transport of the mortal remains to the morgue;
• What falls to the family of the deceased:
  • Formalities for declaring death to the Civil Registry
  • Transportation and burial of the remains;
• Presentation of the burial permit to the administration in order to recover the body of the deceased;
• The use of ambulances is prohibited. The transport of the body must be carried out in a mortuary van;
• Sums of money and/or valuables are returned upon presentation of a power of attorney and a certified copy of the certificate of inheritance;
• The duplicate of the death certificate can be issued to one of the beneficiaries upon written request addressed to the Director of the hospital accompanied by a certified copy of the certificate of inheritance and a power of attorney.

➔ Temporary discharge during hospitalization

• The request for temporary release is made by the patient;
• Depending on the patient’s state of health and length of stay;
• When the patient does not return within the time allowed, he will be declared discharged by the administration. Therefore, he can only be readmitted through the ordinary admission procedure;
• The discharge form is drawn up by the head nurse of the department and must be signed by the attending physician.