40.999             Protection from Criminal Prosecution for Good Faith Clinical Judgment

40.999             Protection from Criminal Prosecution for Good Faith Clinical Judgment:

MSSNY has adopted the position that physicians, acting in good faith while exercising clinical judgment in the delivery of medical care, should be exempt from criminal prosecution as a result of untoward outcomes as a result of said judgment, and intends to initiate appropriate legislation to assure such protection.  (HOD 1995-64; Reaffirmed HOD 2014; Reaffirmed HOD 2024)