2020 New York Laws
PBH - Public Health
Article 29-CC - Family Health Care Decisions Act
2994-N - Conscience Objections.

§ 2994-n. Conscience objections. 1. Private hospitals. Nothing in this
article  shall  be  construed  to  require a private hospital to honor a
health care decision made pursuant to this article if:
  (a) The decision is contrary to  a  formally  adopted  policy  of  the
hospital  that is expressly based on sincerely held religious beliefs or
sincerely held moral convictions central  to  the  facility's  operating
principles;
  (b)  The  hospital  has  informed the patient, family, or surrogate of
such policy prior to or upon admission, if reasonably possible; and
  (c) The patient is transferred promptly to another  hospital  that  is
reasonably  accessible  under the circumstances and willing to honor the
decision and pending transfer the  hospital  complies  with  subdivision
three  of  section twenty-nine hundred ninety-four-f of this article. If
the patient's family or surrogate is unable or unwilling to arrange such
a transfer, the hospital may intervene to facilitate such a transfer. If
such a transfer is not effected, the hospital shall seek judicial relief
in accordance with section twenty-nine  hundred  ninety-four-r  of  this
article or honor the decision.
  2.  Individual health care providers. Nothing in this article shall be
construed to require an individual as a health care provider to honor  a
health care decision made pursuant to this article if:
  (a)  the  decision  is  contrary  to  the  individual's sincerely held
religious beliefs or sincerely held moral conviction; and
  (b) the individual health care provider promptly  informs  the  person
who  made  the  decision and the hospital of his or her refusal to honor
the decision. In  such  event,  the  hospital  shall  promptly  transfer
responsibility  for  the  patient  to  another  individual  health  care
provider willing to honor  the  decision.  The  individual  health  care
provider  shall  cooperate in facilitating such transfer and comply with
subdivision three of section twenty-nine hundred ninety-four-f  of  this
article.