Family Health Care Decisions Act
June 8th, 2010 by Linda Grear | No Comments | Filed in Estate PlanningIn March of this year, Governor Paterson signed into law the Family Health Care Decisions Act (FHCDA). The law allows family members to make medical decisions, including decisions about withholding or ending life-sustaining treatment, on behalf of individuals who have lost their ability to make such decisions and have not prepared advance health care directives (such as a Health Care Proxy or Living Will). Read on…
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