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N.Y. EDN Law § 6545

This is the official text of N.Y. EDN Law § 6545, part of New York’s EDN Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "EDN Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Emergency services rendered by physician assistant

Official statutory text

§ 6545. Emergency services rendered by physician assistant.\nNotwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general, special or\nlocal law, any physician assistant properly licensed in this state who\nvoluntarily and without the expectation of monetary compensation renders\nfirst aid or emergency treatment at the scene of an accident or other\nemergency, outside a hospital, doctor's office or any other place having\nproper and necessary medical equipment, to a person who is unconscious,\nill or injured, shall not be liable for damages for injuries alleged to\nhave been sustained by such person or for damages for the death of such\nperson alleged to have occurred by reason of an act or omission in the\nrendering of such first aid or emergency treatment unless it is\nestablished that such injuries were or such death was caused by gross\nnegligence on the part of such physician assistant. Nothing in this\nsection shall be deemed or construed to relieve a licensed physician\nassistant from liability for damages for injuries or death caused by an\nact or omission on the part of a physician assistant while rendering\nprofessional services in the normal and ordinary course of his or her\npractice.\n

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