N.Y. Public Health Law § 2899-l: Protection and immunities

§ 2899-l. Protection and immunities. 1. A physician, pharmacist, other

health care provider or other person shall not be subject to civil,

administrative, or criminal liability or penalty or professional

disciplinary action by any government entity for taking any reasonable

good-faith action or refusing to act under this article, including, but

not limited to: (a) engaging in discussions with a patient relating to

the risks and benefits of end-of-life options in the circumstances

described in this article, (b) providing a patient, upon request, with a

referral to another health care provider, (c) being present when a

qualified individual self-administers medication, (d) refraining from

acting to prevent the qualified individual from self-administering such

medication, or (e) refraining from acting to resuscitate the qualified

individual after the qualified individual self-administers such

medication.

2. A health care provider or other person shall not be subject to

employment, credentialing, or contractual liability or penalty for any

reasonable good-faith action or refusing to act under this article,

including, but not limited to:

(a) engaging in discussions with a patient relating to the risks and

benefits of end-of-life options in the circumstances described in this

article;

(b) providing a patient, upon request, with a referral to another

health care provider;

(c) being present when a qualified individual self-administers

medication;

(d) refraining from acting to prevent the qualified individual from

self-administering such medication; or

(e) refraining from acting to resuscitate the qualified individual

after the qualified individual self-administers such medication.

However, this subdivision does not bar a health care facility from

acting under paragraph (c) of subdivision two of section twenty-eight

hundred ninety-nine-m of this article.

3. Nothing in this section shall limit civil, administrative, or

criminal liability or penalty or any professional disciplinary action,

or employment, credentialing, or contractual liability or penalty for

negligence, recklessness or intentional misconduct.