§ 14 — Actions against persons rendering professional services at the request of the department; defense and indemnification

§ 14. Actions against persons rendering professional services at the\nrequest of the department; defense and indemnification. The provisions\nof section seventeen of the public officers law shall apply to any\nphysician, dentist, nurse or other health care professional who: (i) is\nlicensed to practice pursuant to article one hundred thirty-one, one\nhundred thirty-one-B, one hundred thirty-three, one hundred thirty-six,\none hundred thirty-seven, one hundred thirty-nine, one hundred\nforty-three, one hundred fifty-six, one hundred fifty-seven, one hundred\nfifty-nine or one hundred sixty-four of the education law and who is\nrendering professional treatment or consultation in connection with\nprofessional treatment authorized under such license at the request of\nthe department, or at a departmental facility, including clinical\npractice provided pursuant to a clinical practice plan established\npursuant to subdivision fourteen of section two hundred six of this\nchapter, to patients receiving care or professional consultation from\nthe department while rendering such professional treatment or\nconsultation; (ii) is rendering consultation in connection with an audit\nor prepayment review of claims or treatment requests under the medical\nassistance program; or (iii) assists the department as consultants or\nexpert witnesses in the investigation or prosecution of alleged\nviolations of article twenty-eight, thirty-six, forty-four or\nforty-seven of this chapter or rules and regulations adopted pursuant\nthereto.\n