130.993 Medical Liability Reform:
MSSNY reaffirms its support for the inclusion of medical liability reform within the context of state and/or federal health system reform which shall include but not be limited to the following: (1) Enactment of a $250,000 cap on the non-economic component of a medical liability award. (2) Extension of the excess liability insurance program until fundamental tort reforms is achieved. (3) The establishment of a no-fault administrative compensation system for impaired newborns. (4) Legislation which would provide an affirmative defense to any cause of action for physicians adhering to appropriately established practice guidelines provided, however, non-adherence to practice guidelines shall not be used as evidence that the physician failed to meet the accepted standards of care. (HOD 1994-86; Reaffirmed HOD 2008-96; Reaffirmed HOD 2016-61 & 250; Reaffirmed HOD 2019 in lieu of res 102)
