2020 New York Laws
GOB - General Obligations
Article 5 - Creation, Definition and Enforcement of Contractual Obligations
Title 15 - Statutory Short Form and Other Powers of Attorney for Financial and Estate Planning
5-1502K - Construction--Matters Related to Health Care.

§ 5-1502K.* Construction--health  care  billing  and  payment matters;
  records, reports and statements.
* NB Effective until June 13, 2021
* Construction--matters related to health care.
* NB Effective June 13, 2021
  * In a statutory short form power of attorney, the  language  conferring
  general  authority  with  respect  to  "health  care billing and payment
  matters; records, reports and statements," or in a statutory short  form
  power  of  attorney  properly  executed  in  accordance with the laws in
  effect at the time of its execution, the language  conferring  authority
  with  respect to "records, reports and statements," must be construed to
  mean that the principal authorizes the agent:
* NB Effective until June 13, 2021
* In a statutory short form power of attorney, the language conferring
  general authority with respect to "matters related to health  care,"  or
  in  a  statutory  short  form  power  of  attorney  properly executed in
  accordance with the laws in effect at the time  of  its  execution,  the
  language  conferring  authority  with  respect  to "records, reports and
  statements," must be construed to mean that the principal authorizes the
  agent:
* NB Effective June 13, 2021
* 1. To access records relating to the provision of health care and to
  make decisions relating to the past, present or future payment  for  the
  provision  of  health care consented to by or on behalf of the principal
  or the principal's health care agent authorized under state law.  In  so
  doing  the  agent  is  acting as the principal's personal representative
  pursuant to sections 1171 through 1179 of the Social  Security  Act,  as
  added  by  sections  262  and  264 of Public Law 104-191, and applicable
  regulations. This authority shall  not  include  authorization  for  the
  agent to make other medical or health care decisions for the principal;
* NB Effective until June 13, 2021
* 1.  To be responsible for matters relating to the principal's health
  care, including, but not limited to, benefit  entitlements  and  payment
  obligations,  and  in so doing, notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
  to receive from "health care providers" and "health plans," information,
  including, but not limited to, "protected health information" as defined
  in federal and state law, rules and regulations, in order  to  ascertain
  the  benefits  to  which  the principal is entitled and to determine the
  legitimacy and accuracy of charges  for  health  care  provided  to  the
  principal; to obtain for the principal the health care benefits to which
  the   principal   is   entitled;   to  meet  the  principal's  financial
  obligations, and pay bills due and owing, for health  care  provided  to
  the  principal;  and  to  represent  the  principal,  and  to act as the
  principal's personal representative, with respect to matters  pertaining
  to   the   principal's  health  care.  The  authority  granted  by  this
  subdivision is limited to health care financial matters  and  shall  not
  include  authorization  for  the agent to make health care decisions for
  the principal;
* NB Effective June 13, 2021
2. To keep records of all  cash  received  and  disbursed  for  or  on
  account  of  the  principal, of all credits and debits to the account of
  the principal, and of all transactions affecting in any way  the  assets
  and liabilities of the principal;
3.  To  prepare,  to  execute  and  to  file all tax, social security,
  unemployment insurance and information returns, required by the laws  of
  the  United States, of any state or of any subdivision thereof or of any
  foreign government, to prepare, to execute and to file all other  papers
  and instruments which the agent shall think to be desirable or necessary

  for the safeguarding of the principal against excess or illegal taxation
  or  against  penalties imposed for claimed violation of any law or other
  governmental regulation;
4.  To  prepare, to execute and to file any record, report, statement,
  or other document to safeguard  or  promote  the  principal's  interest,
  under a statute or governmental regulation;
5.  To hire, to discharge, and to compensate any attorney, accountant,
  or other assistant or assistants when the agent shall think such  action
  to  be  desirable  for  the proper execution by him of any of the powers
  described in this section; and
6. In general, and in addition  to  all  the  specific  acts  in  this
  section enumerated, to do any other act or acts, which the principal can
  do  through  an  agent,  in  connection with the preparation, execution,
  filing,  storage  or  other  utilization  of  any  records,  reports  or
  statements of or concerning the principal's affairs.
All powers described in this section shall be exercisable equally with
  respect  to  any  health  care billing and payment matters, and records,
  reports or statements of or concerning  the  affairs  of  the  principal
  existing  at  the giving of the power of attorney or thereafter arising,
  and whether arising in the state of New York or elsewhere.