Relates to health and social services practitioners included under the health care proxy law, the family health care decisions act, and nonhospital orders not to resuscitate

Summary

The measure amends New York’s health‑care proxy law to require agents to consult a wider range of licensed professionals before making medical decisions. Agents must follow the principal’s known wishes or, if unknown, act in the principal’s best interests, but they cannot decide on artificial nutrition or hydration without clear wishes. It also formally defines “health or social services practitioner” to include several mental‑health and social‑work credentials.

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