NY Ment Hygiene L § 9.59 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title B - Mental Health Act Article 9 - Hospitalization of Persons With a Mental Illness 9.59 - Immunity From Liability.

* § 9.59 Immunity from liability.  (a) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general, special or  local  law,  an  ambulance  service as defined by subdivision two of section three thousand one of the  public  health  law  and  any  member thereof  who is an emergency medical technician or an advanced emergency medical technician transporting a person to a hospital as authorized  by this  article, any peace officers, when acting pursuant to their special duties, any police officers, who are members  of  an  authorized  police department  or  force  or  of a sheriff's department, and any members of mobile crisis outreach teams approved by the  commissioner  pursuant  to section   9.58  of  this  article,  who  are  taking  into  custody  and transporting a person to a hospital as authorized by this article, or to a hospital or other facility as authorized  by  section  22.09  of  this chapter,  and  any  employee  of  a  licensed  comprehensive psychiatric emergency  program,  specially  trained  in  accordance  with  standards developed  by  the  commissioner, who transports a person to a hospital, shall not be liable for  damages  for  injuries  alleged  to  have  been sustained by such person or for the death of such person alleged to have occurred  by  reason of an act or omission unless it is established that such injuries or such death was caused by gross negligence on  the  part of   such  emergency  medical  technician,  advanced  emergency  medical technician, peace officer, police officer, mobile crisis  outreach  team member,  or  specially  trained  employee  of  a  licensed comprehensive psychiatric emergency program.  (b) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to relieve  or  alter  the liability  of  any  such  ambulance  service  or  members thereof, peace officers, police officers or specially trained employees of  a  licensed comprehensive  psychiatric  emergency program for damages or injuries or death arising out of the operation of motor vehicles.   * NB Effective until July 1, 2024 * § 9.59 Immunity from liability.  (a) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general, special or local law, an ambulance service as  defined  by  subdivision  two  of section  three  thousand  one  of  the  public health law and any member thereof who is an emergency medical technician or an advanced  emergency medical  technician transporting a person to a hospital as authorized by this article, any peace officers, when acting pursuant to their  special duties, and any police officers, who are members of an authorized police department  or  force  or of a sheriff's department, who are taking into custody and transporting a person to a hospital as  authorized  by  this article,  shall  not  be liable for damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by such person or for the death of such person alleged to have occurred by reason of an act or omission unless it  is  established that  such  injuries or such death was caused by gross negligence on the part of such emergency medical technician,  advanced  emergency  medical technician, peace officer or police officer.  (b)  Nothing  in  this section shall be deemed to relieve or alter the liability of any  such  ambulance  service  or  members  thereof,  peace officers,  or  police  officers for damages or injuries or death arising out of the operation of motor vehicles.   * NB Effective July 1, 2024