There Is a Newer Version of the New York Consolidated Laws
2010 New York Code
EDN - Education
Title 8 - THE PROFESSIONS
Article 131-B - (6540 - 6548) PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND SPECIALIST ASSISTANTS
6547 - Emergency services rendered by physician assistant.
§ 6547. Emergency services rendered by physician assistant. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general, special or local law, any physician assistant properly registered in this state 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 medical 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 physician assistant. Nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to relieve a licensed physician assistant from liability for damages for injuries or death caused by an act or omission on the part of a physician assistant while rendering professional services in the normal and ordinary course of his practice.
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