Statute · New York Public Health Law
N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-q — Effect on other rights
N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-q
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Public Health Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 2994-q. Effect on other rights. 1. Nothing in this article creates, expands, diminishes, impairs, or supersedes any authority that an individual may have under law to make or express decisions, wishes, or instructions regarding health care on his or her own behalf, including decisions about…
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N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-q — Effect on other rights is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 2994-q. Effect on other rights. 1. Nothing in this article creates, expands, diminishes, impairs, or supersedes any authority that an individual may have under law to make or express decisions, wishes, or instructions regarding health care on his or her own behalf, including decisions about life-sustaining treatment.
2. Nothing in this article shall affect existing law concerning implied consent to health care in an emergency.
3. Nothing in this article is intended to permit or promote suicide, assisted suicide, or euthanasia.
4. This article shall not affect existing law with respect to sterilization.
5. Nothing in this article diminishes the duty of parents and legal guardians under existing law to consent to treatment for minors.