New York State Health Care Proxy printable form

Health Care Proxy

(1)

I, ___________________________________________________________________________________

hereby appoint

________________________________________________________________________

(name, home address and telephone number)

____________________________________________________________________________________

as my health care agent to make any and all health care decisions for me, except to the extent that I state otherwise. This proxy shall take effect only when and if I become unable to make my own health care decisions.

(2)

Optional: Alternate Agent

If the person I appoint is unable, unwilling or unavailable to act as my health care agent, I hereby appoint

______________________________________________________________________________

(name, home address and telephone number)

____________________________________________________________________________________

as my health care agent to make any and all health care decisions for me, except to the extent that I state otherwise.

(3)

Unless I revoke it or state an expiration date or circumstances under which it will expire, this proxy shall remain in effect indefinitely. (Optional: If you want this proxy to expire, state the date or conditions here.) This proxy shall expire (specify date or conditions):

____________________________________________________________________________________

(4)

Optional: I direct my health care agent to make health care decisions according to my wishes and limitations, as he or she knows or as stated below. (If you want to limit your agent’s authority to make health care decisions for you or to give specific instructions, you may state your wishes or limitations here.) I direct my health care agent to make health care decisions in accordance with the following limitations and/or instructions (attach additional pages as necessary):

____________________________________________________________________________________

In order for your agent to make health care decisions for you about artificial nutrition and hydration (nourishment and water provided by feeding tube and intravenous line), your agent must reasonably know your wishes. You can either tell your agent what your wishes are or include them in this section. See instructions for sample language that you could use if you choose to include your wishes on this form, including your wishes about artificial nutrition and hydration.

(5)

Your Identification (please print)

Your Name ___________________________________________________________________________

Your Signature ___________________________________________ Date _________________

Your Address _________________________________________________________________________

(6)

Optional: Organ and/or Tissue Donation

I hereby make an anatomical gift, to be effective upon my death, of: (check any that apply)

Any needed organs and/or tissues

The following organs and/or tissues _____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Limitations ________________________________________________________________________

If you do not state your wishes or instructions about organ and/or tissue donation on this form, it will not be taken to mean that you do not wish to make a donation or prevent a person, who is otherwise authorized by law, to consent to a donation on your behalf.

Your Signature __________________________ Date_______________________________________

(7)

Statement by Witnesses (Witnesses must be 18 years of age or older and cannot be the health care agent or alternate.)

I declare that the person who signed this document is personally known to me and appears to be of sound mind and acting of his or her own free will. He or she signed (or asked another to sign for him or her) this document in my presence.

Date _______________________________________

Name of Witness 1

(print) _________________________________

Signature ______________________________

Address ________________________________

______________________________________

Date _______________________________________

Name of Witness 2

(print) _________________________________

Signature ______________________________

Address ________________________________

______________________________________

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Revised: January 2003