2972 – Dispute Mediation System.
§ 2972. Dispute mediation system. 1. (a) Each hospital shall establish a mediation system for the purpose of mediating disputes regarding the issuance of orders not to resuscitate. (b) The dispute mediation system shall be described in writing and adopted by the hospital’s governing authority. It may utilize existing hospital resources, such as a patient […]
2973 – Judicial Review.
§ 2973. Judicial review. 1. The patient, an attending practitioner, a parent, non-custodial parent, or legal guardian of a minor patient, any person on the surrogate list, the hospital that is caring for the patient and the facility director, may commence a special proceeding pursuant to article four of the civil practice law and rules, […]
2974 – Immunity.
§ 2974. Immunity. 1. No physician, health care professional, nurse’s aide, hospital or person employed by or under contract with the hospital shall be subject to criminal prosecution, civil liability, or be deemed to have engaged in unprofessional conduct for carrying out in good faith pursuant to this article a decision regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation by […]
2975 – Effect of Order Not to Resuscitate on Insurance and Health Care Services.
§ 2975. Effect of order not to resuscitate on insurance and health care services. 1. No policy of life insurance shall be legally impaired, modified, or invalidated in any manner by the issuance of an order not to resuscitate notwithstanding any term of the policy to the contrary. 2. A person may not prohibit or […]
2976 – Judicially Approved Order Not to Resuscitate.
§ 2976. Judicially approved order not to resuscitate. 1. If no surrogate is reasonably available, willing to make a decision regarding issuance of an order not to resuscitate, and competent to make a decision regarding issuance of an order not to resuscitate on behalf of an adult patient who lacks capacity and who had not […]
2978 – Regulations.
§ 2978. Regulations. The commissioners of mental health and the office for people with developmental disabilities shall establish such regulations as may be necessary for implementation of this article with respect to those persons in mental hygiene facilities.
2979 – Rights to Be Publicized.
§ 2979. Rights to be publicized. 1. The commissioners of mental health and the office for people with developmental disabilities shall prepare a statement summarizing the rights, duties, and requirements of this article and shall require that a copy of such statement: (a) be furnished by the hospital to patients or to persons on the […]
2967 – Decision-Making on Behalf of a Minor Patient.
§ 2967. Decision-making on behalf of a minor patient. 1. An attending practitioner, in consultation with a minor’s parent or legal guardian, shall determine whether a minor has the capacity to make a decision regarding resuscitation. 2. (a) The consent of a minor’s parent or legal guardian and the consent of the minor, if the […]
2968 – Effect of Order Not to Resuscitate on Other Treatment.
§ 2968. Effect of order not to resuscitate on other treatment. Consent to the issuance of an order not to resuscitate shall not constitute consent to withhold or withdraw medical treatment other than cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
2969 – Revocation of Consent to Order Not to Resuscitate.
§ 2969. Revocation of consent to order not to resuscitate. 1. A person may, at any time, revoke his or her consent to an order not to resuscitate himself or herself by making either a written or an oral declaration to a physician or member of the nursing staff at the hospital where he or […]