{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-3727.71","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 3727.71","heading":"Designation of lay caregiver.","body":"(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.\n(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.","path":["Title 37 Health-Safety-Morals","Chapter 3727 Hospitals"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3727.71","current_through":"2017-03-21 (House Bill 470 - 131st General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:34Z","sha256":"d865757ffab22d17dcd9db82bb93489048b73b411c9f696f470800a0034a9e6a","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-3727.70","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-3727.72"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}