New York Mental Health Resources

New York Advance Directive/Health Care Proxy form and instructions pdfPDF 

New York State Consolidated Laws on Health Care Agents and Proxies pdfPDF

Planning For Your Mental And Physical Health Care And Treatment PDF

The Health Care Proxy Law: A Guidebook for Health Care Professionals 

Although New York does not currently have a specific statute for a psychiatric advance directive, you can learn more about general advance directives for health care in New York at the Caring Connections website.  

New York Mental Health Resources -  Find helpful information at this website provided by the National Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.  

If you know of any relevant current legislation, pending legislation, or general issues of interest relating to psychiatric advance directives in your state, click here to contact us.