{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-2986","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Public Health Law § 2986","heading":"Immunity","body":"§ 2986. Immunity. 1. Provider immunity. No health care provider or\nemployee thereof shall be subjected to criminal or civil liability, or\nbe deemed to have engaged in unprofessional conduct, for honoring in\ngood faith a health care decision by an agent, or for other actions\ntaken in good faith pursuant to this article.\n  2. Agent immunity. No person acting as agent pursuant to a health care\nproxy shall be subjected to criminal or civil liability for making a\nhealth care decision in good faith pursuant to this article.","path":["Public Health Law","Article 29-C. Health Care Agents and Proxies"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PBH/2986","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"a85d83010d2799e09f51991309becb441d8063948753a9ce7b2b509cbdbf2f73","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-2985","next":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-2987"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}