OH HB126 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 34-12)
Status: Passed on March 20 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-03-20 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

To amend sections 1337.12, 1337.13, 1337.28, 2111.121, and 2133.04 of the Revised Code to allow a person who creates a durable power of attorney for health care to authorize the attorney in fact to obtain health information about the person, to make an individual who is designated as an alternate attorney in fact ineligible to witness the instrument that creates a durable power of attorney for health care, to permit the principal to nominate a guardian in a durable power of attorney for health care, to provide that a prior nomination of a guardian is revoked by a subsequent nomination of a guardian, and to establish a presumption that a valid living will declaration revokes all prior declarations.

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Title

To allow a person who creates a durable power of attorney for health care to authorize the attorney in fact to obtain health information about the person, to make an individual who is designated as an alternate attorney in fact ineligible to witness the instrument that creates a durable power of attorney for health care, to permit the principal to nominate a guardian in a durable power of attorney for health care, to provide that a prior nomination of a guardian is revoked by a subsequent nomination of a guardian, and to establish a presumption that a valid living will declaration revokes all prior declarations.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2013-11-20 - Senate - Senate - Third Consideration (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-06-12 - House - House - Bill Passed (Vote) (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2014-03-20 Effective Date
2013-12-19 Governor' Action
2013-12-24 End of 10-day period
2013-12-12 Sent to Governor
2013-11-20 Concurrence
2013-11-20 Passed 3rd Consideration Senate
2013-11-13 Committee Report
2013-06-13 To Civil Justice
2013-06-13 Introduced to Senate
2013-06-12 Passed 3rd Consideration House
2013-05-28 Committee Report - S
2013-04-16 To Judiciary
2013-04-16 Introduced to House

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
13Amended CodeCitation Text
1337Amended CodeCitation Text
133712Amended CodeCitation Text
133713Amended CodeCitation Text
133728Amended CodeCitation Text
21Amended CodeCitation Text
2111Amended CodeCitation Text
2111121Amended CodeCitation Text
2133Amended CodeCitation Text
213304Amended CodeCitation Text

Ohio State Sources


Bill Comments

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