Ohio § 2133.25 Standardized method of procedure for the withholding of CPR by physicians, emergency medical services personnel, and health care facilities

Ohio Statutes

§ 2133.25 — Standardized method of procedure for the withholding of CPR by physicians, emergency medical services personnel, and health care facilities

Ohio § 2133.25

Title 21Courts-Probate-Juvenile

Ch. 2133Modified Uniform Rights of the Terminally Ill Act; DNR Identification and Do-not-resuscitate Orders

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2133.25 (2026).

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(A)The department of health, by rule adopted pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt a standardized method of procedure for the withholding of CPR by physicians, certified nurse-midwives, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse practitioners, emergency medical services personnel, and health care facilities in accordance with sections2133.21to2133.26of the Revised Code. The standardized method shall specify criteria for determining when a do-not-resuscitate order is current. The standardized method so adopted shall be the "do-not-resuscitate protocol" for purposes of sections2133.21to2133.26of the Revised Code. The department also shall approve one or more standard forms of DNR identification to be used throughout this state.

(B)The department of health shall adopt

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(A) The department of health, by rule adopted pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt a standardized method of procedure for the withholding of CPR by physicians, certified nurse-midwives, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse practitioners, emergency medical services personnel, and health care facilities in accordance with sections2133.21to2133.26of the Revised Code. The standardized method shall specify criteria for determining when a do-not-resuscitate order is current. The standardized method so adopted shall be the "do-not-resuscitate protocol" for purposes of sections2133.21to2133.26of the Revised Code. The department also shall approve one or more standard forms of DNR identification to be used throughout this state.

(B) The department of health shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the administration of sections2133.21to2133.26of the Revised Code.

(C) The department of health shall appoint an advisory committee to advise the department in the development of rules under this section. The advisory committee shall include, but shall not be limited to, representatives of each of the following organizations:

(1) The Ohio hospital association;

(2) The Ohio state medical association;

(3) The Ohio chapter of the American college of emergency physicians;

(4) The Ohio hospice organization;

(5) The Ohio council for home care and hospice;

(6) The Ohio health care association;

(7) The Ohio ambulance association;

(8) The Ohio medical directors association;

(9) The Ohio association of emergency medical services;

(10) The bioethics network of Ohio;

(11) The Ohio nurses association;

(12) The Ohio academy of nursing homes;