Senate Bill No.1, as passed by the 119th Ohio General Assembly  and signed by the governor, provides for two forms of advance directives and also provides a framework for making health care decisions for those people who have not executed an advance directive. Senate Bill No.1 modifies the Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care for Ohio, which has existed since Septmeber, 1989.  It is important to note that Senate Bill No.1 does not affect the validity of any Power of Attorney for Health Care which was executed under the prior law.  The new act does however, broaden the scope of the Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care by clarifying the definition of "terminal conition" and by adding the definition of a "permanently unconscious state".  If a person falls within either of the above defined conditions, then Senate Bill No. 1 provides that nutrition and hydration may be withdrawn if the Durable of Attorney for Health Care provides for such a withdrawal. In order to provide for such a withdrawal, the Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care must provide IN CAPITAL LETTERS  a statement that is separately initialed providing that nutrition and hydration may be withdrawn.