New York Medical Aid in Dying Steps (PHL Article 28-F)
Tracks the New York Medical Aid in Dying steps under Public Health Law Article 28-F and the five-day wait to fill.
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Example
- Recorded oral request
- 2026-09-01
- Written request signed
- 2026-09-02
- Witness 1
- None of the disqualifications
- Witness 2
- None of the disqualifications
- Attending physician's determination
- 2026-09-02
- Consulting physician's confirmation
- 2026-09-05
- Mental health professional's confirmation
- 2026-09-06
- Prescription written
- 2026-09-08T14:00
Result: Five days from writing: the prescription may not be filled before Sunday, September 13, 2026, 2:00 pm.
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What you enter
- Recorded oral request (YYYY-MM-DD)
- Written request signed (YYYY-MM-DD)
- Witness 1
- Witness 2
- Attending physician's determination (YYYY-MM-DD)
- Consulting physician's confirmation (YYYY-MM-DD)
- Mental health professional's confirmation (YYYY-MM-DD)
- Prescription written (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM)
- Attending confirms death may come within five days
How this is calculated
N.Y. Public Health Law (PHL) Article 28-F (Medical Aid in Dying), 2899-e and 2899-f. Read the source ↗
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