{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-2899-i","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Public Health Law § 2899-i","heading":"Mental health professional responsibilities","body":"§ 2899-i. Mental health professional responsibilities. 1. Before a\npatient who is requesting medication may receive a prescription for\nmedication under this article, a mental health professional must\nevaluate the patient and report, in writing, to the attending physician\nand the consulting physician, the mental health professional's\nindependent conclusions about whether the patient has decision-making\ncapacity to make an informed decision, provided that if, at the time of\nthe report, the patient has not yet been referred to a consulting\nphysician, then upon referral the attending physician shall provide the\nconsulting physician with a copy of the mental health professional's\nreport. If the mental health professional determines that the patient\nlacks decision-making capacity to make an informed decision, the patient\nshall not be deemed a qualified individual, and the attending physician\nshall not prescribe medication to the patient.\n  2. A determination made pursuant to this section that an adult patient\nlacks decision-making capacity shall not be construed as a finding that\nthe patient lacks decision-making capacity for any other purpose.","path":["Public Health Law","Article 28-F. Medical Aid In Dying"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PBH/2899-I","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"76803c906a21f91743c1e4716e317833cd49ddbd67c57129e505d0363cc6480c","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-2899-h","next":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-2899-j"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}