Legislation

* § 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.

* NB Effective August 5, 2026