An Ohio health care power of attorney names someone (your “attorney in fact”) to make health care decisions for you if you lose the capacity to decide. It does not cover finances. An Ohio health care power of attorney names someone (your “attorney in fact”) to make health care decisions for you if you lose the capacity to decide. It does not cover finances.
For Ohio residents and families: health care power of attorney.
What you'll need
Read the supplied packet before filling in its fields.
Follow this document's signing, identification, witness and filing instructions.
How to complete it
Read the required Notice (Pages 1–3) Ohio requires this Notice on every printed form. It explains the limits on your agent’s authority.
Name your agent and alternates (Page 4) Initial the nutrition and hydration statement only if you agree with it.
Limits and signing (Pages 5–6) Add any limitations, then sign in ONE of two ways: before two qualified adult witnesses or before a notary (Page 6). Many people choose the notary because witnesses must meet strict rules. We can also provide witnesses for an additional fee.
An Ohio declaration for mental health treatment lets you state your treatment preferences in advance and name a proxy to make mental health decisions if a crisis leaves you unable to decide.
This is Ohio’s statutory form for choosing who will make decisions about your funeral, burial, or cremation, and for recording your preferences and how they should be paid for.
Federal privacy law (HIPAA) limits who doctors, hospitals, and insurers can talk to about you. This authorization lets the people you name receive your health information so they can help you.
An Ohio living will tells your doctors whether to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment if you are in a terminal condition or permanently unconscious and cannot decide for yourself.
These forms are a free convenience, not legal advice. First Choice Mobile Notary & Apostille is not a law firm. Consult an attorney licensed in the relevant state for legal questions.