Ohio § 3727.72 Duties of hospital upon designation

Ohio Statutes

§ 3727.72 — Duties of hospital upon designation

Ohio § 3727.72

Title 37Health-Safety-Morals

Ch. 3727Hospitals

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3727.72 (2026).

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(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 sections3727.71to3727.79of the Revised Code.

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(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 sections3727.71to3727.79of the Revised Code.