{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-2994-ee","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Public Health Law § 2994-ee","heading":"Obligation to honor a nonhospital order not to resuscitate","body":"§ 2994-ee. Obligation to honor a nonhospital order not to resuscitate.\nEmergency medical services personnel, home care services agency\npersonnel, hospice personnel, or hospital emergency services personnel\nwho are provided with a nonhospital order not to resuscitate, or who\nidentify the standard bracelet on the patient's body, shall comply with\nthe terms of such order; provided, however, that:\n  1. Emergency medical services personnel, home care services agency\npersonnel, hospice personnel, or hospital emergency services personnel\nmay disregard the order if:\n  (a) They believe in good faith that consent to the order has been\nrevoked, or that the order has been cancelled; or\n  (b) Family members or others on the scene, excluding such personnel,\nobject to the order and physical confrontation appears likely; and\n  2. Hospital emergency services physicians and hospital emergency\nservices nurse practitioners and physician assistants may direct that\nthe order be disregarded if other significant and exceptional medical\ncircumstances warrant disregarding the order.","path":["Public Health Law","Article 29-CCC. Nonhospital Orders Not to Resuscitate"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PBH/2994-EE","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"f7b8fbf30e598f5c0abf0134bf4f47911f083f3c9ef81c1f5b841fe00da2eed8","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-2994-dd","next":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-2994-ff"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}