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See sample patient discharge letter here. Send 'Certified' Discharge Letter – Sending the discharge letter by certified mail and requesting a return receipt provides evidence that the dismissal has been communicated. A copy of the letter along with the signed returned receipt should be filed in the patient's medical record.