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May a parent provide verbal consent to a DNR order for a minor child?

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May a parent provide verbal consent to a DNR order for a minor child?

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Yes. As per Public Health Law §2967(4)(b), a parent may give a verbal consent in the presence of 2 witnesses one of whom must be a MD affiliated with the hospital in which the patient is being treated. The decision must be noted in the patient’s medical chart.

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