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Ohio Booklet with Free Forms for Health Care Power Of Attorney, Do Not Resuscitate, Advance Directives

Living Wills and Health Care Powers of Attorney (Ohio)
FAQS and where to get low cost forms. A living will is a legal document you can use to express your wishes about the use of life-sustaining treatment if you should become terminally ill or permanently unconscious. A health care power of attorney (or "durable power of attorney for health care," sometimes known as a "DPOA") is a legal document that authorizes another person to make health care decisions for you if you cannot make them for yourself.

Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Orders (Ohio)
Unlike a living will or health care power of attorney, a DNR order is a medical order that must be written by a physician or other authorized person. Learn the facts about DNRs and how such affect your legal rights.

Financial Powers of Attorney (Ohio)
The uses of such, the powers you can grant and the limits on such.

Durable Power Of Attorney & Health Care Directives (Nolo.com)

Writing A Living Will That's Valid In Ohio (For All 50 States & DC)
Scroll down 3/4ths the page to select your state and download your state's form. Then just fill in the blanks!

Living Will (All 50 States)
Click on your state and a form will appear. Fill in the blanks.
(I'm not sure this is as state specific as they say it is).

Register Your Living With With US Hospitals
Register Your Living Will With US Hospitals (Free Online Service)
The Registry electronically stores your advance directive in its computer database and identifies it by your social security number. Hospitals from anywhere in the country can then call the computer on the telephone, and request a copy of your advance directive.

Living Trust Offers: How to Make Sure They're Trust-worthy

Last Acts
Links and brochures on death related issues.

Consumer And Government Health Care Links (NCQA.org)

See Elder Care Topics ( Nolo.com)
For information on Social Security, Retirement Plans,
Medicare, Medicaid, Medigap and Managed Care, Long-Term Healthcare, Estate Planning, Healthcare Directives and Powers of Attorney and more.

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