Ohio Rev. Code § 3727.72

Current with legislation from 2024 received as of May 9, 2024.
Section 3727.72 - Duties of hospital upon designation
(A) If a patient or guardian makes a lay caregiver designation, the hospital shall do both of the following:
(1) To the extent the information is available, record in the patient's medical record the lay caregiver's name, address, telephone number, electronic mail address, and relationship to the patient;
(2) Request from the patient or guardian consent to disclose the patient's medical information to the lay caregiver in accordance with hospital policy and state and federal law.
(B) If a patient or guardian declines to make a lay caregiver designation, the hospital shall note that decision in the patient's medical record and have no other obligation under sections 3727.71 to 3727.79 of the Revised Code.

R.C. § 3727.72

Added by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 470,§1, eff. 3/21/2017.