New York Laws
Article 29-B - Orders Not to Resuscitate for Residents of Mental Hygiene Facilities
2962 - Presumption in Favor of Resuscitation; Lawfulness of Order; Effectiveness of Order; Duty to Provide Information; No Duty to Expand Equipment.

(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.