The Canandaigua Medical Group
Advance Directives

We encourage everyone, regardless of their age, to take this opportunity to discuss their end-of-life wishes with family members and put them in writing with advance directives.

What can you do to insure that your health care will be provided for you in a way that you request when you are no longer able to care for yourself. We have listed some sites below that will help you make decisions and set up your health care proxy.

Advance Care Planning (Advance Directives) from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) - NHPCO has free brochures and state-specific advance directives to provide you with information and resources for advance care planning.

Information from the New York State Department of Health

Advanced Care Directives - Adults in New York State have the right to accept or refuse medical treatment, including life-sustaining treatment. Our Constitution and state laws protect this right. This means that you have the right to request or consent to treatment, to refuse treatment before it has started and to have treatment stopped once it has begun. Copy of the form.

Health Care Proxy - The New York Health Care Proxy Law allows you to appoint someone you trust - for example, a family member or close friend - to make health care decisions for you if you lose the ability to make decisions yourself. This web site gives instructions on how to fill out the health care proxy form and provides a copy of the form for you to print out so that you can discuss it with you family and your doctor.