N.Y. Public Health Law 2994-MM – Effect on other rights
§ 2994-mm. Effect on other rights. 1. Nothing in this article shall be construed to interfere with the rights of an agent operating under a valid health care directive created under section twenty-nine hundred eighty-two of this chapter.
Terms Used In N.Y. Public Health Law 2994-MM
- Caregiver: shall mean any individual duly identified as a caregiver by a patient under this article who provides after-care assistance to a patient living in his or her residence. See N.Y. Public Health Law 2994-II
- Hospital: shall mean any "general hospital" as defined in section twenty-eight hundred one of this chapter. See N.Y. Public Health Law 2994-II
- Patient: shall mean a patient eighteen years of age or older. See N.Y. Public Health Law 2994-II
- Residence: shall mean a dwelling that the patient considers to be his or her home. See N.Y. Public Health Law 2994-II
2. Nothing in this article shall be construed to create a new private right of action not otherwise existing in law against a hospital or any of its directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents, or any contractors with whom a hospital has a contractual relationship.
3. A hospital, any of its directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents, or any contractors with whom a hospital has a contractual relationship shall not be held liable, provided it has complied with this article and acted reasonably and in good faith, for the services rendered or not rendered by the caregiver to the patient at the patient's residence.