Governor John Kasich signed Ohio Substitute House Bill 126 (“Sub. H.B. 126”), effective March 20, 2014, implementing various amendments to the Ohio law governing durable power of attorney for health care. Most notably, Sub. H.B. 126 increases an attorney-in-fact’s access to an individual’s health information, including protected health information (“PHI”). Read the newsletter here to learn more.

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