Every estate plan should include among other things an Ohio Health Care Power of Attorney and an Ohio Living Will sometimes called "advanced directives."  In March 2014, the Ohio legislature implemented some important changes to the Ohio health care durable power of attorney law.  The new advanced directive forms became available in March of 2015.

Among the changes to the Ohio Health Care Power of Attorney is a provision which permits the health care agent to have immediate access to the principal's health information including medical history, or allow access at some later time or circumstance without regard to whether the principal lacks the capacity to make a health care decision, or to access the information only upon the principal's incapacity.  The new form also permits the principal to nominate a guardian for the principal's person or estate, or both, with the nomination subject to the approval of the probate court at a guardianship hearing at some later date.

The new advanced health care directive also stipulates that if the directive is witnessed anyone related to you by blood, marriage or adoption cannot serve as a witness, nor can your attending physician or the administrator of any nursing home in which you are receiving care.

Resch and Root, LLC has routinely provided an Ohio Health Care Power of Attorney and Ohio Living Will as well as a HIPAA Waiver as part of every estate plan. The health care documents, which are currently a part of your estate plan remain enforceable in Ohio.  We will update these documents with the new Ohio forms at the time of your next estate plan review.

Logan K. Philipps Joins the Columbus Chapter of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Board of Trustees

The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) is comprised of more than 200,000 insurance and financial advisors. NAIFA Columbus is a local chapter of NAIFA National, which is dedicated to the protection and advancement of insurance and financial advisors nationwide. On May 20, 2015, at the 21st Annual I. David Cohen Lifetime Achievement Award Luncheon, Logan K. Philipps was sworn in as a new member of their Board of Trustees. Logan will serve as a Co-Chair for the Young Advisors Team (YAT), which is comprised of members 40 years of age and under or within their first five years in the industry. YAT's mission is to ensure that young and new advisors receive the vital tools, resources, and networks necessary to succeed in the financial services industry. 

Kayla Hershner has been working with Resch and Root for the past three years. On May 17, 2015, she graduated from The University of Akron Law School with her 

Juris Doctor.