Give yourself and your family peace of mind, make an Advance Directive to ensure that your wishes are followed when you are unable to make your own decisions regarding medical treatment and life support. This Advance Directive Package for the State of New York contains:

• an explanation of what an advance directive is.


• instructions on preparing and completing an advance directive.


• an Advance Directive for Mental & Physical Health Care setting out your instructions and wishes.


• a Health Care Proxy, appointing an agent to make health care decisions for you.

These easy-to-use New York forms are provided in MS Word format, and can be used by more than one person by filling in the appropriate information.