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New York Law Regarding Incompetent and Incapacitated Patients
New York laws are available from the NYS Legislature
information database.
Individuals declared incomptent in court have a guardian appointed to make
decisions for that person. This includes medical decisions, but decisions
to forgo life sustaining treatment are not permissible according to NYS case law.
- Guardianship of mentally retarded and develomentally disabled childen
and adults are regulated by Article
17-A of the Surrogate's Court Procedure (SCP).
- Guardianship of incapacitated persons is regulated by Article
81 of the Mental
Hygiene laws (MHY).
For more Information, E-mail Family Decision Coalition
For questions about website, E-mail Jack Freer
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