Tag: Advance Directives

• If I create a living will, should I still complete the Health Care Proxy Form?

  Yes, you should still complete the Health Care Proxy Form. Due to the requirement for “clear and convincing evidence,” for the document to be valid,...

• How do I complete a living will?

  Unlike most other states, in New York there is no state law recognizing living wills (and therefore there is no official form). The legal basis...

• What is a living will?

  A living will lists the types of health care treatments you would or would not want under various circumstances. There is no official New York...

• How should the Health Care Proxy be signed and witnessed?

  The form must be witnessed by two people, eighteen years of age or older, who are not the health care agent or the alternate agent...

• Can I document my wishes regarding organ/tissue donation using the Health Care Proxy?

  Section 6 of the Health Care Proxy is optional and focused on organ and tissue donation. If you wish to become an organ or tissue...

• What are some medical interventions/treatments to consider when preparing advance directives?

  It can be difficult to predict exactly what circumstances you will be in if you are ill and unable to communicate, so many professionals advise...

• How should I describe my healthcare wishes on advance directives?

  There are two general lines of thought about the best way to specify wishes, and it’s really a matter of personal preference. The first way...

• What health care decisions can my health care agent make?

  Unless you limit your health care agent’s authority, your agent will be able to make any health care decision that you could have made if...

• Does the Health Care Proxy expire?

  Unless you revoke it or state an expiration date or circumstances under which it will expire (in the expiration section of the form), this proxy...