Ohio Healthcare Laws
Ohio law does not permit partners to make medical decisions on behalf of incapacitated same-sex partners in the absence of a written directive. § 2133.08.An adult may designate his or her partner a health care agent through a durable power of attorney for health care. It shall be signed at the end of the instrument by the declarant state the date of its execution and acknowledged before a notary public. § 1337.12.
Citation: Rights of the Terminally Ill Act and the Do Not Resuscitate Identification and Do-Not-Resuscitate Order Law : Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§ 2133.01 to 2133.26 and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care: Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§ 1337.11 to 1337.20
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Last Updated: 4/30/2008