Health care proxy law.
Health care proxy law.
The authority of the health care proxy is unrestricted, unless the adult executing the proxy incorporates specific restrictions. The health care proxy is a straightforward document that can be created by having the adult and the designated health care proxy sign their names to a statement in which the adult authorizes the proxy to make health care decisions. After many legislative attempts over the past few years, the New York State Legislature finally passed a Health Care Proxy Law on July 22, 1990. The Health Care Proxy Law allows a competent adult to appoint an agent to make health care decisions on his or her behalf when such individual is unable to make health care decisions. The new law became effective on January 18, 1991.