New York Healthcare Proxy Form Instructions are the legal documents that allow a person to designate another individual to make healthcare decisions on their behalf in the event of incapacity. This is also referred to as a Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare. There are three types of New York Healthcare Proxy Forms: the General Healthcare Proxy Form, the Designation of a Natural Healthcare Proxy Form, and the Designation of Healthcare Agent Form. The General Healthcare Proxy Form allows the person creating the document to appoint another person to make medical decisions for them in the event of incapacity. The Designation of a Natural Healthcare Proxy Form allows the person creating the document to designate a natural person, such as a family member or a close friend, to make medical decisions for them if they are unable to do so. The Designation of Healthcare Agent Form allows the person creating the document to appoint an attorney-in-fact to make medical decisions for them if they are unable to do so. The New York Healthcare Proxy Form Instructions include information on how to complete the forms, including whom the person creating the document must appoint as the healthcare proxy and what type of decisions the appointed individual can make. The instructions also outline the rights of the appointed individual, including the right to receive information about the healthcare of the person creating the document and the right to make medical decisions.