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The health care provider or guardian of the principal under article eighty-one of the mental hygiene law or article seventeen-A of the surrogate's court procedure act, members of the principal's family, a close friend of the principal as defined in subdivision four of section twenty-nine hundred ninety-four-a of this chapter, or the commissioner, the commissioner of mental health, or the commissioner of developmental disabilities may commence a special proceeding pursuant to article four of the civil practice law and rules, in a court of competent jurisdiction, with respect to any dispute arising under this article, including, but not limited to, a proceeding to:
1. determine the validity of the health care proxy;
2. have the agent removed on the ground that the agent (a) is not reasonably available, willing and competent to fulfill his or her obligations under this article; (b) is acting in bad faith; or (c) is the subject of an order of protection protecting the principal or has been arrested or charged for a criminal act that allegedly caused the principal's lack of capacity or substantially injured or impaired the health status of the principal, provided that the application of this provision in a particular case may be waived or modified in the interest of justice; or
3. override the agent's decision about health care treatment on the grounds that: (a) the decision was made in bad faith or (b) the decision is not in accordance with the standards set forth in subdivision one or two of section two thousand nine hundred eighty-two of this article.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Public Health Law - PBH § 2992. Special proceeding authorized - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/public-health-law/pbh-sect-2992/
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