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Liability Issues in New York State: Progress and Roadblocks

Liability Issues in New York State: Progress and Roadblocks. Judith LeComb, Coordinator Public Health Preparedness Volunteers Office of Public Health Preparedness New York State Department of Health. Overview. NYS Volunteer Program NYS Liability Coverage Local MRC Liability Coverage.

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Liability Issues in New York State: Progress and Roadblocks

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  1. Liability Issues in New York State: Progress and Roadblocks Judith LeComb, Coordinator Public Health Preparedness Volunteers Office of Public Health Preparedness New York State Department of Health

  2. Overview • NYS Volunteer Program • NYS Liability Coverage • Local MRC Liability Coverage

  3. NYS Medical Reserve Corps Broome County MRC Suffolk County MRC Columbia County MRC Tioga County MRC Erie County MRC University of Rochester MRC Livingston County MRC Westchester County MRC Monroe County MRC Yates County MRC Nassau County MRC S2AY Public Health Network MRC Niagara County MRC Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association & Health Care Foundation (NORMET) NYCDOH MRC New York University Hospital Center Onondaga County MRCOrange County MRCPutnam County MRC

  4. Volunteer Liability Coverage: Progress • Some counties have adopted Public Officers Law 18 • Some counties have adopted their own Resolution/Statute • MRCs associated with counties can benefit from liability coverage

  5. Volunteer Liability Coverage: Roadblocks • Some counties do not have liability coverage for volunteers • MRCs associated with counties who do not have liability coveragehaveno liability coverage • MRCs not associated with counties have no liability coverage

  6. NYSDOH PRACTIONER VOLUNTEER DATABASE • Physician Volunteer Recruitment - Contract with Medical Society of State of New York • Nurse Volunteer Recruitment - Contract with New York State Nurses Association • Future Efforts • Dentists • Pharmacist • Mental Health Practitioners • Veterinarians

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