Appointing your Health Care Agent in New York State

"The New York Health Care Proxy Law allows you to appoint someone you trust - for example, a family member or close friend - to make health care decisions for you if you lose the ability to make decisions yourself. By appointing a health care agent, you can make sure that health care providers follow your wishes.
 
Your agent can also decide how your wishes apply as your medical condition changes. Hospitals, doctors and other health care providers must follow your agent's decisions as if they were your own ..."

Advance Directives in New Jersey

"There is no specific form of Advance Directive that must be followed in New Jersey, although there are many model forms available. You don't need a lawyer to prepare an Advance Directive. It can be as simple as a letter stating your health care wishes, or naming the person you trust to make health care decisions for you. It is very important, if you choose to name a trusted friend as a proxy to make decisions for you when you no longer can, that you inform that person, and discuss your desires and values with him or her. The whole idea of an Advance Directive is to assure that your wishes will be honored. No one can honor your wishes unless they know what they are!
 
Anyone who is over the age of 18 and understands what he or she is doing can prepare an advance preparing an advance directive. You may want to consider ..."

Your Rights as a Hospital Patient in New York State

"Adults in New York State have the right to accept or refuse medical treatment, including life-sustaining treatment. Our constitution and state laws protect this right. This means that you have the right to request or consent to treatment, to refuse treatment before it has started and to have treatment stopped once it has begun.
 
In New York State, appointing someone you can trust to decide about treatment if you become unable to decide for yourself is the best way to protect your treatment wishes and concerns. You have the right to appoint someone by filling out a form called a Health Care Proxy. A copy of the form and information ..."

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