The 3 Ohio Health Care Documents You Need To Know
When it comes to health care directives in the state of Ohio, there are a few different documents that sometimes work together and sometimes supersede the others. It is important to be aware of these documents and understand the distinctions between them. In Ohio, the documents to be familiar with are as follow:
- Durable power of attorney for health care;
- Living will; and
- A do not resuscitate order (DNR).
DURABLE POA FOR HEALTH CARE
A durable power of attorney for health care authorizes another individual as your attorney in fact to make health care decisions for you at any time that you are not able to make informed health care decisions for yourself. They are to make decisions consistent with those wishes previously made by you and known to them. In a durable power of attorney for health care, you can grant them permission to consent to the issuance of a DNR order by your physician, precluding cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
LIVING WILL
A health care power of attorney is superceded by a living will which is your own written declaration that you do not want life … Read More... “Know Your Ohio Health Care Directives”