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Can the agent decide about cardiopulmonary resuscitation?

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Can the agent decide about cardiopulmonary resuscitation?

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Yes, unless the patient or the proxy form expressly states that the agent cannot decide about CPR, the agent is authorized to do so, and will have the same authority to decide about CPR as a competent patient would have. The rules of the Proxy Law, not New York’s do–not–resuscitate (DNR) law, apply to the decision.