A New York advance directive allows a person to make future health care decisions regarding end-of-life medical treatments. Also included in an advance directive is a medical power of attorney that names a health care agent to represent the principal and ensure that the attending physicians adhere to their wishes if the principal is incapacitated.
A New York advance directive allows a person to make future health care decisions regarding end-of-life medical treatments. Also included in an advance directive is a medical power of attorney that names a health care agent to represent the principal and ensure that the attending physicians adhere to their wishes if the principal is incapacitated.
A New York advance directive must be signed by two witnesses.[1]
The person named as health care proxy cannot act as a witness.
The principal can revoke their advance directive by issuing an oral or written revocation, or by executing a subsequent directive to replace the original.[2]
If the health care agent is the principal’s spouse, their appointment is revoked in the event of divorce or legal separation.
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