Ohio Code 3727.78 – Construction of lay caregiver provisions
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:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3727.78
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Hospital: means an institution classified as a hospital under section 3701. See Ohio Code 3727.01
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Rule: includes regulation. See Ohio Code 1.59
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(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;
(B) Create a right of action against a hospital or an employee, agent, or contractor of the hospital;
(C) Create a liability for a hospital or an employee, agent, or contractor of the hospital;
(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;
(E) Alter the obligations of an insurer under a health insurance policy, contract, or plan.