New York Code - Mental Hygiene - Article 80 - (80.01 - 80.13) Surrogate Decision-making for Medical Care and Treatment
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New York
31 December 1986
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The legislature further finds and declares that the publicinterest will be served by the establishment of a statewide
quasi-judicial surrogate decision-making process, which would determine
patient capacity to consent to or refuse medical treatment and assess
whether the proposed treatment promotes the patient's best interests,
consistent with the patient's values and preferences.
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