New York Laws
Article 29-C - Health Care Agents and Proxies
2984 - Provider's Obligations.

(a) the hospital has informed the patient or the health care agent of
such policy prior to or upon admission, if reasonably possible; and
(b) the patient is transferred promptly to another hospital that is
reasonably accessible under the circumstances and is willing to honor
the agent's decision and pending transfer the hospital complies with
subdivision five of this section. If the agent is unable or unwilling to
arrange such a transfer, the hospital may intervene to facilitate such a
transfer. If such a transfer is not effected, the hospital shall seek
judicial relief in accordance with section twenty-nine hundred
ninety-two of this article or honor the agent's decision.
4. Notwithstanding subdivision two of this section, nothing in this
article shall be construed to require an individual as a health care
provider to honor an agent's health care decision that the individual
would not honor if the decision had been made by the principal because
the decision is contrary to the individual's religious beliefs or
sincerely held moral convictions, provided the individual health care
provider promptly informs the health care agent and the hospital of his
or her refusal to honor the agent's decision. In such event, the
hospital shall promptly transfer responsibility for the patient to
another individual health care provider willing to honor the agent's
decision. The individual health care provider shall cooperate in
facilitating such transfer of the patient and comply with subdivision
five of this section.
5. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or subdivision two
of section twenty-nine hundred eighty-nine of this article, if an agent
directs the provision of life-sustaining treatment, the denial of which
in reasonable medical judgment would be likely to result in the death of
the patient, a hospital or individual health care provider that does not
wish to provide such treatment shall nonetheless comply with the agent's
decision pending either transfer of the patient to a willing hospital or
individual health care provider, or judicial review in accordance with
section twenty-nine hundred ninety-two of this article.