(b) When a patient who has a health care agent lacks capacity, the
agent shall have the rights and authority that a patient with capacity
would have under this article, subject to the terms of the health care
proxy and article twenty-nine-C of this chapter.
Structure New York Laws
Article 29-B - Orders Not to Resuscitate for Residents of Mental Hygiene Facilities
2960 - Legislative Findings and Purpose.
2963 - Determination of Capacity to Make a Decision Regarding Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
2964 - Decision-Making by an Adult With Capacity.
2965 - Surrogate Decision-Making.
2967 - Decision-Making on Behalf of a Minor Patient.
2968 - Effect of Order Not to Resuscitate on Other Treatment.
2969 - Revocation of Consent to Order Not to Resuscitate.
2970 - Physician, Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Review of the Order Not to Resuscitate.
2971 - Interinstitutional Transfers.
2972 - Dispute Mediation System.
2975 - Effect of Order Not to Resuscitate on Insurance and Health Care Services.