According to Ohio law, any competent adult individual 18 years and of sound mind may execute a Living Will Declaration governing the withholding of life-sustaining treatment
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In Directive of Health Care you do not appoint an agent to make health related decisions for you if you are terminally ill. If you wish to designate such attorney-in-fact you need to complete Health Care Power of Attorney |
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An adult who is of sound mind may execute a declaration (Living Will) governing the use or continuation, or the withholding or withdrawal, of life sustaining treatment. The declaration must be signed by the declarant (or by another individual at the direction of the declarant), state the date of its execution, and either be witnessed or acknowledged by the declarant (see below) before a notary public.
A declaration becomes operative when it is communicated to the declarant's attending physician, that attending physician and one other physician who examines the declarant determine that the declarant is in a terminal condition or in a permanently unconscious state, and the attending physician determines that the declarant no longer is able to make informed decisions regarding the administration of life sustaining treatment. In order for a declaration to become operative in connection with a declarant who is in a permanently unconscious state, the consulting physician associated with the determination that the declarant is in the permanently unconscious state must be a physician who is qualified to determine whether the declarant is in a permanently unconscious state. In order for a declaration to become operative in connection with a declarant who is in a terminal condition or in a permanently unconscious state, the attending physician of the declarant must determine, in good faith and to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, and in accordance with reasonable medical standards, that there is no reasonable possibility that the declarant will regain the capacity to make informed decisions regarding the administration of life sustaining treatment. This Living Will Declaration will not be valid unless it either is signed by two eligible witnesses who are present when you sign or are present when you acknowledge your signature, or it is acknowledged before a Notary Public. The following persons cannot serve as a witness to this Living Will Declaration:
OHIO DONOR REGISTRY ENROLLMENT FORM In addition to completing the references to Anatomical Gifts in your Living Will and Ohio Health Care Power of Attorney you should also complete and file the Donor Registry Enrollment Form with the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles to ensure that your wishes concerning organ and tissue donation will be honored. This document will serve as your consent to recover the organ and/or tissues indicated at the time of your death, if medically possible. In completing this form, your wishes will be recorded in the Ohio Donor Registry and will be accessible only to the appropriate organ, tissue or eye recovery organizations.Be sure to share your wishes in this area with loved ones and friends so they are aware of your intentions. Make a copy of this Living Will Declaration and retain it as part of your Living Will Declaration.This form must be signed by two witnesses. If the donor is under the age of 18, a parent or legal guardian must sign as one of the two witnesses. This Ohio Living Will Declaration should be used to state your intentions to be included in or removed from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles Donor Registry. If there is something you do not understand about this legal document you should consult an attorney. Before signing this Ohio Advance Directive for Health Care you need to discuss your treatment with your physician in as many details as possible, and consider types of treatments that you want/do not want to be performed for you when you are unable to express your wishes because of your illness. Please make sure to state clearly particular treatments you want or do not want. |
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