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New York Consolidated Laws, Public Health Law - PBH § 2994-ee. Obligation to honor a nonhospital order not to resuscitate

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

Emergency medical services personnel, home care services agency personnel, hospice personnel, or hospital emergency services personnel who are provided with a nonhospital order not to resuscitate, or who identify the standard bracelet on the patient's body, shall comply with the terms of such order; provided, however, that:

1. Emergency medical services personnel, home care services agency personnel, hospice personnel, or hospital emergency services personnel may disregard the order if:

(a) They believe in good faith that consent to the order has been revoked, or that the order has been cancelled; or

(b) Family members or others on the scene, excluding such personnel, object to the order and physical confrontation appears likely; and

2. Hospital emergency services physicians and hospital emergency services nurse practitioners and physician assistants may direct that the order be disregarded if other significant and exceptional medical circumstances warrant disregarding the order.

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