N.Y. PBH Law § 2986
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Immunity
Official statutory text
§ 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.\n
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