New York State Health Care Proxy Law
In 1991, the second statute recommended by the New York
State Task Force on Life became law. The Health Care Proxy
law provided a mechanism to make a wide range of decisions for
incapacitated patients. By appointing a health care agent, competent
adults could empower someone to make decisions for them in the event that
they become incapable of making medical decisions.
The full text of the Proxy law is
available via the NYS Senate gopher, as well as a Proxy Instructions and Form for Patients and
Proxy Law Guidebook for Health Care Professionals courtesy of the NYS
Department of Health. Health
Care Proxy Forms are also available in .pdf format. In order
to view or print this version of the document, you will need to have Adobe
Acrobat Reader, installed on your computer. You can get a free download of
the reader from Adobe Systems Inc or
from the local
UB software archive.
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