2023 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, 2027
* § 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, 2027