95.983 Physician-Assisted Suicide
95.983 Physician-Assisted Suicide SUNSET HOD 2014
95.982 Gerald Einaugler, MD Full Pardon by Governor Pataki
95.982 Gerald Einaugler, MD Full Pardon by Governor Pataki: SUNSET HOD 2014
95.981 Cloning
95.981 Cloning: It is the policy of MSSNY that there should be a moratorium by the medical and research communities on cloning a human being. Congress should permit human, animal or cellular cloning related research that is not directed at producing a human being. (Council 5/21/98; Modified and reaffirmed HOD 2014; Reaffirmed HOD 2024)
95.980 Use of Percentage-of-Fee Based Compensation Arrangements
95.980 Use of Percentage-of-Fee Based Compensation Arrangements: The Medical Society reaffirms its support for the underlying principle that a physician’s dedication to providing competent medical service for his or her patient is paramount. Moreover, we also support the opinion that the physician’s control over clinical decision-making must remain unencumbered and independent from non-clinical influence. The
95.979 Testimony in Professional Liability Cases
95.979 Testimony in Professional Liability Cases: MSSNY takes the position that a physician who provides expert medical testimony in bad faith and/or who provides expert medical testimony that has no recognized scientific validity, is guilty of professional misconduct, and should be reported to the appropriate Office of Professional Medical Conduct. MSSNY shall encourage all national
95.978 Moratorium on Capital Punishment
95.978 Moratorium on Capital Punishment: Sunset HOD 2011
95.977 Health Care Proxies
95.977 Health Care Proxies: MSSNY urges all physicians to complete their own Health Care Proxies and encourage their families and their patients to do the same.(Council 3/14/05; Reaffirmed HOD 2015; Reaffirmed HOD 2025)
95.976 No Place for Vicarious Liability
95.976 No Place for Vicarious Liability: MSSNY seeks legislation, regulation or other appropriate means to assure that settlements or judgments vicarious in nature, as determined by the liability carrier, NOT be posted, listed or utilized by the Department of Health for any physician public Website profile. (HOD 2006-62; Reaffirmed HOD 2016)
95.975 Politics Should Not Over Rule FDA Scientific Findings
95.975 Politics Should Not Over Rule FDA Scientific Findings: Sunset HOD 2016)
95.974 Discourage Gifts from Pharmaceutical and Device Companies
95.974 Discourage Gifts from Pharmaceutical and Device Companies: MSSNY will affirm its support for American Medical Association Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA) Opinion No. 8.061 and disseminate this opinion to the membership so that it guides them in their contacts with industry. (HOD 2009-203; Reaffirmed HOD 2019)
