Section 3727.78 - Construction of lay caregiver provisionsIt 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:
(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.Added by 131st General Assembly, HB 470,§1, eff. 3/21/2017.