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New York Consolidated Laws

N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law § 7.35 (2026)

Actions against persons rendering professional services at the request of the office; defense and indemnification

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§ 7.35 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, dentist, 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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1998–1998 · leading case: Karasek v. LaJoie, 699 N.E.2d 889 (NY 1998).
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Karasek v. LaJoie, 699 N.E.2d 889 (NY 1998). “27; Judiciary Law § 35 [4]; Mental Hygiene Law § 7.35). 3 However, in the final analysis, once the element of medical training is removed, there is no meaningful *177 way to distinguish among the mental health services provided by the various nonphysician providers for purposes…”
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