2021 Ohio Revised Code
Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals
Chapter 3727 | Hospitals
Section 3727.71 | Designation of Lay Caregiver.
Effective: March 21, 2017
Latest Legislation: House Bill 470 - 131st General Assembly
(A) In the case of a patient who is at least fifty-five years of age and not unconscious or otherwise incapacitated at the time of admission, a hospital shall offer the patient or the patient's guardian an opportunity to designate a lay caregiver for the patient. The offer shall be made after the patient's admission and before the patient's discharge.
(B) In the case of a patient who is at least fifty-five years of age and unconscious or otherwise incapacitated at the time of admission, a hospital shall offer the patient or the patient's guardian an opportunity to designate a lay caregiver for the patient. The offer shall be made after the patient regains consciousness or capacity and before the patient's discharge.
