Laws and Regulations Related to the Family Healthcare Decisions
Act
Guide to Abbreviations:
MHL = NY Mental Hygiene
Law
PHL = NY Public Health
Law
SCPA = NY Surrogate's Court
Procedure Act
NYCRR = NY Code of Rules and
Regulations
MHL Article 80 Surrogate Decisionmaking for Medical Care
and Treatment
MHL Article 81 - Guardian for Personal Needs or Property
Management
PHL Article 29-B. Orders Not to Resuscitate in Mental
Hygiene Facilities
PHL Article 29-C Health Care Agents and
Proxies
PHL Article 29-CC Family Health Care Decisions
Act
PHL Article 291-CCC Nonhospital Orders Not to
Resuscitate
SCPA Article 17-A Guardians of Mentally Retarded and
Developmentally Disabled Persons
SCPA Section 1750-b Health Care Decisions for Mentally
Retarded Persons
14 NYCRR 527.8 OMH Reg - Care and Treatment; Right to
Object
14 NYCRR 633.11 OMRDD Reg- Medical
Treatment
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