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  1. Click ‘Get Form’ to open the NYS Health Care Proxy form in our platform's editor.
  2. Begin by entering your personal information in the designated fields, including your name, address, and date of birth. This ensures that your proxy is correctly identified.
  3. Next, designate your health care agent by filling in their name and contact details. Make sure to choose someone you trust to make medical decisions on your behalf.
  4. In the section regarding alternate agents, you can list a backup person if your primary agent is unavailable. This adds an extra layer of security for your health care decisions.
  5. Review any specific instructions or preferences you wish to communicate regarding your medical treatment. This helps guide your agent in making choices aligned with your values.
  6. Finally, sign and date the form electronically using our platform’s signature feature. Ensure that witnesses are present if required by state law.

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All competent adults, 18 years of age or older, can appoint a health care agent by signing a form called a Health Care Proxy. You dont need a lawyer or a notary, just two adult witnesses. Your agent cannot sign as a witness. You can use the form printed here, but you dont have to use this form.
Two witnesses must watch you sign your Health Care Proxy form and say that you appeared to sign willingly. Neither your agent nor your alternate agent can serve as a witness. You do not need to have the form notarized.
Two witnesses 18 years of age or older must sign this Health Care Proxy form. The person who is appointed your agent or alternate agent cannot sign as a witness.
Key Takeaways. A health care proxy appoints someone to make health care decisions on your behalf if you are unable to do so. A power of attorney appoints someone to handle your financial matters and make decisions on your behalf if you are unable to do so.
When patients are too sick to make decisions about their health care, who decides for them? In New York, the Health Care Proxy Law allows you to sign a proxy form and name a health care agent who can make those choices on your behalf if you lose your decision-making capacity.
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No. A living will is a document that provides specific instructions about health care decisions. You may put such instructions on your Health Care Proxy form. The Health Care Proxy allows you to choose someone you trust to make health care decisions on your behalf.

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