{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-3727.78","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 3727.78","heading":"Construction of lay caregiver provisions.","body":"It is the intent of the general assembly that sections 3727.70 to 3727.77 of the Revised Code not be construed to do any of the following:\n(A) Interfere with the authority of a patient's attorney- in-fact under sections 1337.11 to 1337.17 of the Revised Code or a patient's proxy under sections 2135.01 to 2135.14 of the Revised Code;\n(B) Create a right of action against a hospital or an employee, agent, or contractor of the hospital;\n(C) Create a liability for a hospital or an employee, agent, or contractor of the hospital;\n(D) Limit, impair, or supersede any right or remedy that a person has under any other statute, rule, regulation, or the common law of this state;\n(E) Alter the obligations of an insurer under a health insurance policy, contract, or plan.","path":["Title 37 Health-Safety-Morals","Chapter 3727 Hospitals"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3727.78","current_through":"2017-03-21 (House Bill 470 - 131st General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:34Z","sha256":"b8424c652d727767764d50891c0b0676c5f38e04910c18020326e8014ff372ce","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-3727.77","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-3727.79"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}