Effective: October 29, 2003
Latest Legislation: House Bill NO72 - 125th General Assembly
A mental health treatment provider of a declarant, a health care facility providing services to a declarant, or other authorized persons acting under the direction of either a mental health treatment provider of a declarant or a health care facility providing services to a declarant who administer or do not administer mental health treatment according to and in good faith reliance upon the validity of the declarant's declaration are not subject to criminal prosecution, are not liable in tort or other civil damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property, and are not subject to professional disciplinary action resulting from a subsequent finding of a declaration's invalidity.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile
Chapter 2135 | Declaration for Mental Health Treatment
Section 2135.01 | Declaration for Mental Health Treatment Definitions.
Section 2135.03 | Validity and Effect - Revocation.
Section 2135.04 | When Declaration Becomes Operative.
Section 2135.05 | Designation of Proxy to Make Mental Health Decisions.
Section 2135.06 | Execution of Declaration.
Section 2135.07 | Treatment Provider Unwilling to Comply With Declaration.
Section 2135.08 | Liability and Duty of Proxy.
Section 2135.09 | Revoking Declaration.
Section 2135.10 | Liability of Mental Health Treatment Provider.
Section 2135.11 | No Requirement to Execute Declaration.
Section 2135.12 | Declaration Does Note Supersede Other Advanced Health Directives.