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Ohio Advance Directive Form

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Updated August 11, 2025

An Ohio advance directive is a document that allows a person to outline their medical treatment preferences and to select an agent to make health-related decisions on their behalf should they become incapacitated. The agent is commonly a spouse or family member who can be trusted to follow health care preferences in the advance directive.

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AARP

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Hospital Assoc.

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Spanish (Español) Version

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Registration

There is no statewide registry for advance directives. The declarant should keep copies of the advance directive in their medical records and provide them to their doctor, healthcare agent, and family members.

Revocation

An Ohio advance directive can be revoked at any time and in any manner by the declarant.[3]

State Definition

“Advance directive” refers to written instructions recognized under state law that are related to the provisions of health care when the individual is incapacitated. Samples of advance directive documents include a living will, a declaration as defined in Chapter 2133. of the Revised Code, and a durable power of attorney for health care as defined in Chapter 1337. of the Revised Code.[4]

Statutory Form

There is not a statutory form that an advance directive must adhere to, but a printed power of attorney for health care distributed for use in Ohio must contain a specific notice.[5]

Sample

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Sources

  1. OH Rev Code § 1337.12(A)(1)(b)
  2. OH Rev Code § 2133.02(A)(1)
  3. OH Rev Code § 2133.04(A)
  4. OH Admin Code § 5160-56-01(A)
  5. OH Rev Code § 1337.17