{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-3727.72","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 3727.72","heading":"Duties of hospital upon designation.","body":"(A) If a patient or guardian makes a lay caregiver designation, the hospital shall do both of the following:\n(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;\n(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.\n(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 sections 3727.71 to 3727.79 of the Revised Code.","path":["Title 37 Health-Safety-Morals","Chapter 3727 Hospitals"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3727.72","current_through":"2017-03-21 (House Bill 470 - 131st General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:34Z","sha256":"ef69c6188fd1d2e3a05dcfc4a05c0cf95684eda4ea0c2c0d1a3df42182eff66d","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-3727.71","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-3727.73"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}