Statute · New York Public Health Law

N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-o — Immunity

N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-o

Type
Statute
Source
New York Public Health Law
Jurisdiction
New York
Current through
Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)

§ 2994-o. Immunity. 1. Ethics review committee. No person shall be subject to criminal or civil liability, or be deemed to have engaged in unprofessional conduct, for acts performed reasonably and in good faith pursuant to this article as a member of or as a consultant to an ethics review…

Citator

N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-o — Immunity is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

§ 2994-o. Immunity. 1. Ethics review committee. No person shall be subject to criminal or civil liability, or be deemed to have engaged in unprofessional conduct, for acts performed reasonably and in good faith pursuant to this article as a member of or as a consultant to an ethics review committee or as a participant in an ethics review committee meeting.

2. Providers. No health care provider or employee thereof shall be subjected to criminal or civil liability, or be deemed to have engaged in unprofessional conduct, for honoring reasonably and in good faith a health care decision made pursuant to this article or for other actions taken reasonably and in good faith pursuant to this article.

3. Surrogates and guardians. No person shall be subjected to criminal or civil liability for making a health care decision reasonably and in good faith pursuant to this article or for other actions taken reasonably and in good faith pursuant to this article.