Instructions/Information: Adobe PDF
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Definition – “Health care proxy” means a document delegating the authority to make health care decisions, executed in accordance with the requirements of this article (§ 29C-2980(8)).
Signing Requirements – Two (2) witnesses must serve to review and substantiate the act of endorsement to authenticate the event (§ 29C-2981.2).
Revocation – § 29C-2985
Other Versions (5)
- Archdiocese of NY
- Compassion and Support NY
- eForms Version
- New York State Senate Version
- Rochester Regional Health
Archdiocese of New York Version (also available in Spanish/en Español)
Download: Adobe PDF
Compassion and Support New York Version (also available in Spanish/en Español)
Download: Adobe PDF
Download: Adobe PDF, MS Word (.docx)
Download: Adobe PDF
Instructions: Adobe PDF
Rochester Regional Health Version
Download: Adobe PDF
Additional Resources
- Caring Kind – Legal Planning
- Freedom Care – A Health Care Proxy Guide for New York
- Law Help NY – Health Care Proxies and Living Wills
- New York Attorney General – Planning Your Health Care in Advance
- New York Department of Health – Advance Care Planning
- New York Department of Health – DNR and MOLST
- New York Life – Health Care Power of Attorney
- New York State Bar Association – Living Wills and Health Care Proxies Brochure
- Rochester Regional Health – Advance Directives (Living Will) and Healthcare Proxy
- SeniorLaw.com – FAQs Concerning Living Wills and Health Care Proxies
Related Forms (5)
- Advance Directive
- Advance Directive Wallet Card
- Durable (Financial) Power of Attorney Form
- MOLST Form
- Nonhospital Order Not to Resuscitate (DNR Order)
Advance Directive (Medical POA & Living Will)
Download: Adobe PDF
Download: Adobe PDF
Durable (Financial) Power of Attorney
Download: Adobe PDF, MS Word (.docx)
Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST)
Download: Adobe PDF
Instructions: Adobe PDF
Nonhospital Order Not to Resuscitate (DNR Order) (also available in Spanish/en Español)
Download: Adobe PDF
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