An Ohio medical power of attorney allows you to designate a trusted individual to make healthcare decisions for you if you cannot communicate. Your agent ensures your medical treatment is carried out according to your wishes. In Ohio, this document is also called a durable power of attorney for health care.
Laws
- Statute: Ohio Revised Code § 1337.11-17
- Signing Requirements: Two witnesses or a notary public (§ 1337.12).
- A witness cannot be anyone who is related to the principal by adoption, marriage, or blood. Furthermore, they shouldn’t be the principal’s attending physician or the administrator of a nursing home where the principal receives care.
- Revocation: Create a revocation form or take any action that clearly shows your intention to revoke, such as tearing up the document and notifying your doctor or a witness. Once an attending physician learns about the revocation, they must record it in the patient’s medical record (§ 1337.14).
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