2019 New York Laws
PBH - Public Health
Article 29-C - Health Care Agents and Proxies
2992 - Special Proceeding Authorized.

§  2992.  Special proceeding authorized. The health care provider, the
  conservator  for,  or  committee  of  the  principal,  members  of   the
  principal's  family,  a  close  friend  of  the  principal as defined in
  subdivision five of section two thousand nine hundred sixty-one of  this
  chapter,  or the commissioner of health, mental health, or developmental
  disabilities may commence a special proceeding pursuant to article  four
  of   the  civil  practice  law  and  rules,  in  a  court  of  competent
  jurisdiction, with respect to any dispute arising  under  this  article,
  including, but not limited to, a proceeding to:
1. determine the validity of the health care proxy;
2.  have  the  agent  removed  on the ground that the agent (a) is not
  reasonably available, willing  and  competent  to  fulfill  his  or  her
  obligations  under  this  article; (b) is acting in bad faith; or (c) is
  the subject of an order of protection protecting the  principal  or  has
  been  arrested  or  charged for a criminal act that allegedly caused the
  principal's lack of capacity or substantially injured  or  impaired  the
  health  status  of  the principal, provided that the application of this
  provision in a particular case may be waived or modified in the interest
  of justice; or
3. override the agent's decision about health care  treatment  on  the
  grounds that: (a) the decision was made in bad faith or (b) the decision
  is  not in accordance with the standards set forth in subdivision one or
  two of section two thousand nine hundred eighty-two of this article.