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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
An attending physician shall document or file the following in the patient's medical record:
1. the dates of all oral requests by the patient for medication under this article;
2. the written request by the patient for medication under this article, including the declaration of witnesses and interpreter's declaration, if applicable;
3. the attending physician's diagnosis and prognosis, determination of decision-making capacity, and determination that the patient is acting voluntarily, of the patient's own volition and without coercion, and has made an informed decision;
4. written determination of decision-making capacity under section twenty-eight hundred ninety-nine-i of this article; and
5. a note by the attending physician indicating that all requirements under this article have been met and indicating the steps taken to carry out the request, including a notation of the medication prescribed or ordered.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Public Health Law - PBH § 2899-j. Medical record documentation requirements - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/public-health-law/pbh-sect-2899-j/
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