N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-bb

§ 2994-bb. General provisions. 1. (a) Emergency medical services\npersonnel, home care services agency personnel, hospice personnel, and\nhospital emergency services personnel shall honor nonhospital orders not\nto resuscitate, except as provided in section twenty-nine hundred\nninety-four-ee of this article.\n (b) A nonhospital order not to resuscitate shall not constitute an\norder to withhold or withdraw treatment other than cardiopulmonary\nresuscitation.\n 2. A nonhospital order not to resuscitate may be issued during\nhospitalization to take effect after hospitalization, or may be issued\nfor a person who is not a patient in, or a resident of, a hospital.\n