New York Mental Hygiene Law Section 19.35 - Actions against persons rendering professional services at the request of the office; defense and indemnification.

19.35 Actions  against  persons rendering professional services at the
        request of the office; defense and indemnification.
The provisions of section seventeen of the public officers  law  shall
  apply  to  any  physician,  psychologist,  nurse,  optometrist, licensed
  master social worker, or licensed clinical social  worker,  licensed  to
  practice  pursuant  to  the education law, who is rendering professional
  treatment authorized under such license at the request of the office  or
  an   office   facility   to  patients  receiving  care  or  professional
  consultation  from  the  office  while   rendering   such   professional
  treatment.

Last modified: February 3, 2019