N.Y. Education Law § 6737: Non-liability of licensed physical therapists for first aid or emergency treatment

§ 6737. Non-liability of licensed physical therapists for first aid

or emergency treatment. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of

any general, special or local law, any licensed physical therapist who

voluntarily and without the expectation of monetary compensation renders

first aid or emergency treatment at the scene of an accident or other

emergency, outside a hospital, doctor's office or any other place having

proper and necessary physical therapy equipment, to a person who is

unconscious, ill or injured, shall not be liable for damages for

injuries alleged to have been sustained by such person or for damages

for the death of such person alleged to have occurred by reason of an

act or omission in the rendering of such first aid or emergency

treatment unless it is established that such injuries were or such death

was caused by gross negligence on the part of such physical therapist.

Nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to relieve a

licensed physical therapist from liability for damages for injuries or

death caused by an act or omission on the part of a physical therapist

while rendering professional services in the normal and ordinary course

of his practice.